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Seattle Times Mental Health Project

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The Mental Health Project is a @SeattleTimes initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by @BallmerGroup.

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Taylor Blatchford(@blatchfordtr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For The Seattle Times, I'm hoping to talk with Washington residents who've sought 1-on-1 counseling or group therapy in an outdoor setting.

Is this you? Email me at tblatchford @ seattletimes.com ✉️

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Congrats to Michelle Baruchman, JAWS Health Journalism Fellow, on her excellent new article in the Seattle Times exploring the lack of insurance coverage for mental health treatment and its toll on families. Beautifully reported, Michelle. 👏

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Congrats to @mlbaruchman, JAWS Health Journalism Fellow, on her excellent new article in the Seattle Times exploring the lack of insurance coverage for mental health treatment and its toll on families. Beautifully reported, Michelle. 👏 seattletimes.com/seattle-news/m…
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Michelle Baruchman(@mlbaruchman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨WRITING OPP🚨 The Seattle Times Seattle Times Mental Health Project is hiring a mental health columnist to write a monthly/bimonthly column. $500/column. The ideal candidate is someone with mental health credentials — therapist, psychiatrist, etc
DM to talk!

Details here:
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Michelle Baruchman(@mlbaruchman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you or a loved one has ever experienced challenges getting insurance coverage for mental health conditions, I'd like to hear from you as I continue reporting on this issue. Seattle Times Mental Health Project

Tell me in the form below:
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Michelle Baruchman(@mlbaruchman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As part of my reporting on insurance coverage for mental health conditions, I also created a resource guide to help navigate the system.

It may not fix your specific situation, but remember: the first no is not your last option.
Seattle Times Mental Health Project
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Michelle Baruchman(@mlbaruchman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'I’m thankful for a good life today. I have a community, the right medication, and a great support system,' writes Joey Wilson, in our latest Seattle Times Mental Health Project perspectives column. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/m…

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Diana Samuels(@dzsamuels) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Calling professionals in the Seattle area! I am looking for someone with mental health credentials to write a regular freelance column for The Seattle Times' Mental Health Project (Seattle Times Mental Health Project). $500/column, 1-2 times per month.

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Michelle Baruchman(@mlbaruchman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is a story about how one family in Washington spent $250,000 because their insurance denied coverage of their son's mental health treatment.

But it's a familiar tale.

Why insurance coverage for mental health is so spotty:
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Mental health reporter and 2022 Data Fellow Hannah Furfaro shares what she learned while reporting about youth in psychiatric crisis with The Seattle Times.
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Mental health reporter and 2022 Data Fellow @HannahFurfaro shares what she learned while reporting about youth in psychiatric crisis with @seattletimes. ow.ly/7Aee50P5plb
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Seattle Times Mental Health Project(@stmentalhealth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Mental health needs are growing dramatically inside Washington jails. Experts offer theories about what's causing the surge in demand. (via Esmy Jimenez)
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Hannah Furfaro(@HannahFurfaro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Two weeks ago, one of WA's largest psychiatric hospitals announced plans to close. Today, we look behind the scenes before 'momentous' move to close the for-profit facility, which holds 13% of King County's involuntary treatment beds: seattletimes.com/seattle-news/m…

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“Does anybody at DSHS think about the money?” a judge asked, referencing the nearly $100 million in fines WA has accrued for failing to ensure people with mental illnesses aren’t being warehoused in jails while their court cases stall. (via Esmy Jimenez)
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The closure of Cascade Behavioral Health Hospital shows the tenuous status of a behavioral health system that officials are desperately trying to bolster, and the risks of for-profit companies serving as that system’s underpinnings. (via Hannah Furfaro)

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Esmy Jimenez(@esmyjimenez) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: Snohomish County announced it's investing $8 million in capitol projects for mental & behavioral health. Among the programs funded:
- services for local high school students
- housing and addiction treatment for mothers and their children
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Seattle Times Mental Health Project(@stmentalhealth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Navigating the behavioral health system is really difficult. Washington's new Office of Behavioral Health Advocacy is tasked with helping you do that — and holding public and private providers accountable for care. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/m…

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Eastern State Hospital, the second largest psychiatric facility in Washington state, is working on hiring more staff and stabilizing the hospital. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/m…

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