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The Washington State Mental Health Summit, November 2nd, 2023
The 2023 Washington State Mental Health (WSMH) Summit took place on November 2nd, 2023 at the HUB Grand Ballroom, University of Washington, Seattle campus. In July, 2023, the Washington State Mental Health Summit Advisory Council accepted proposals for new initiatives to be considered for presentation at the 2023 Summit and a new slate of six initiatives were chosen by the Advisory Council for Summit presentation.
Slide Deck Presentations:
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View videos of the entire day's presentations and discussion below:
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Kick-Off by Laura Crooks, Todd Crooks, ( and Dr. Jürgen Unützer video)
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Keynote speaker: Dr. Matthew L. Goldman, Boom Times for the Crisis Care Continuum: Call Centers, Mobile Teams, Stabilization Units, and Post-Crisis Follow-Up
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Past Initiative Presentations: Expanding Washington’s Behavioral Health Workforce with Bachelor-level Behavioral Health Support Specialists, Dr. Anna Ratzliff; Behavioral Health 360, Stefanie Robinson; Mainstreaming Mental Health Advance Directives, Todd Crooks
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Initiative One: Mental and Somatic Health Services for Veterans, Amy L. Almond-Schmid and Catherine N. Gaffigan
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Initiative Two: Family and Caregiver Academy, Mollie Forrester
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Initiative Four: Pro Bono Counseling, Danie Eagleton, Gary Renville and H. Scott Shurtleff
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Initiative Five: Workforce for Student Well-being: Conditional Scholarships, Training, and Building Networks to Develop the Field of School Mental Health, Jennifer Stuber and Eric Bruns
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Initiative Six: Dementia Palliative Care Education, Emily Ishado
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Call to Action and Closing Remarks: Laura Crooks and Roberta Romero
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When you watch the presentations above, note the call to action for each initiative and the contact information at the end of the initiative presentation. If you would like to join one of the six 2023 initiatives, we encourage you to reach out to the contact referenced on the video recording.
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Six 2023 innovative initiatives above you can be a part of:​
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Mental and Somatic Health Services for Veterans
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The Family & Caregiver Academy
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Preparing Co-Responding MHPs to work with Law Enforcement in Crisis Response
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The Pro Bono Counseling Project
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Workforce for Student Well-being: Conditional Scholarships, Training, and Building Networks to Develop the Field of School Mental Health
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Transforming Dementia Care through Increasing Access to Trained Nurse Specialists
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Questions? Please email info@wamhsummit.org.