Grading the States 2009 Report Card: Washington

Grades by Category Detailed Score Card (PDF)

1. Health Promotion and Measurement: D 25% of Total Grade
   Basic measures, such as the number of programs delivering evidence-based practices, emergency room wait-times, and the quantity of psychiatric beds by setting.
2. Financing & Core Treatment/Recovery Services: B 45% of Total Grade
   A variety of financing measures, such as whether Medicaid reimburses providers for all, or part of evidence-based practices; and more.
3. Consumer & Family Empowerment: F 15% of Total Grade
   Includes measures such as consumer and family access to essential information from the state, promotion of consumer-run programs, and family and peer education and support.
4. Community Integration and Social Inclusion: D 15% of Total Grade
   Includes activities that require collaboration among state mental health agencies and other state agencies and systems.

Innovations

• ACT programs with strong adherence to fidelity standards
• Reductions in seclusion and restraint in state hospitals
• Progress on jail diversion and community reentry

Urgent Needs

• Eliminate regional disparities in services
• Increase acute care treatment beds and crisis stabilization programs
• Fund services for uninsured individuals ineligible for Medicaid
• Fix problems with involuntary treatment laws

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