Kitsap Mental Health Services Community Partnerships

Community Partnerships

Kitsap County

Behavioral Health

Alliance Membership:

Scott Bosch, President

Harrison Medical Center

Steve Boyer, Sheriff

Kitsap County

Ned Delmore, Director

Kitsap County Juvenile Department

Bert Furuta, Director

Dept. of Personnel & Human Services, Kitsap County

Joe Roszak, Executive Director

Kitsap Mental Health Services

Scott Lindquist, MD, MPH

Director/Public Health Officer

Barbara Malich, CEO

Peninsula Community Health Services

Ned Newlin

Chief of Corrections, Corrections Division, Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office

Rochelle Doan

Behavioral Health Program Coordinator

Kitsap Mental Health Services, was a primary catalyst in the formation of the Kitsap County Behavioral Health Alliance in 2005 and continues to be an active participant in this partnership of mental health, substance abuse, health care, and law and justice providers.

The Kitsap County Behavioral Health Alliance

Vision

That the community will work collaboratively to achieve access to effective, quality behavioral health services for all our residents.

Mission

To develop a collaborative public/private system of accessible, comprehensive, coordinated behavioral health care in Kitsap County.

Core Values & Principles

Collaborate across boundaries
Divert from criminal justice system
Improve understanding of MH/SA impact
Collaborate on poverty, housing, social services, domestic violence, abuse
Demonstrate prevention benefits
Speak with unified message
Communicate policy position

Strategic Initiatives

Add local inpatient beds
Add crisis triage capacity, stable funding
Integrate BH in healthcare settings
Develop early intervention newborn home visiting services & access to MH/SA
Develop formal structure

For a copy of the Kitsap County Behavioral Health Alliance Strategic Plan dated March 3, 2006, Click Here.

Other Community Partnerships

For a complete list of Kitsap Mental Health Services' collaborative relationships in Kitsap County, please Click Here.