Washington State Mental Health Initiative Proposal, 2021 The Washington State Mental Health Summit Advisory Council is currently accepting proposals for new initiatives via the online form below. You will need to fill out all fields in order to submit a proposal. You may also download the fillable pdf form initiatives@wamhsummit.org Suggestion: Print this screen (Control + P) for a copy of your online proposal prior to submitting. Did you attend the 2019 Summit?
Title of initiative
Brief description of innovation (500 words max)
In order to build an effective behavioral health workforce, we need to think beyond the traditional medical professions and engage and active a broad group of people. How does your initiative help build mental health care capacity?
What population(s) does your initiative address, and how will it address diverse populations?
Treating mental health and substance abuse conditions as early as possible is crucial on an individual level as well as on a population level. We want to move away from emergency care and towards preventative care. How does your initiative help move care upstream?
We are looking for new and scalable ideas that will make a sizable difference. What impact do you foresee your initiative will have?
How do you foresee your initiative might aid in the scaling of an existing practice?
Describe any IT innovations or unique strategies used with your programming to address mental health issues that might be showcased during your presentation.
The Advisory Council is most interested in initiatives that are well thought out and actionable within 12 months following presentation. Please identify initiative aspects to the following -
Initiative champions/leadership individuals:
Existing key stakeholders, partners and sponsors:
Potential new stakeholders, partners and sponsors:
Please define project implementation/completion for this initiative and provide a proposed timeline, with benchmarks, from presentation to implementation (you may attach additional documents below):
What are your anticipated main barriers to success? What are potential ways to address and overcome these barriers?
What components have you not been able to achieve or properly leverage in your initiative that you expect Summit presentation will more effectively advance?
Please describe your goal as to how the Washington State Mental Health Summit would benefit your initiative and how that initiative, as a result, would change in scale or form:
You are welcome to upload a supporting pdf document with your submittal here:
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I have reviewed the Summit Initiatives Expectations on the 2021 Summit page and agree to adhering to those guidelines should our proposal be selected for presentation at the November Mental Health Summit event.
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Thank you for your submission! The Advisory Council will notify you of its decision on initiatives selected to be featured by May 14th.
