Behavioral Health

The lawsuit stems from a recent $100 million fine a federal court imposed on the state of Washington, for letting mentally ill people wait too long for treatment.

This story focuses heavily on suicide, and it might not be appropriate for everyone.Dr. Pamela Wible is a family physician in Oregon. After learning that…

How do we stay in control and care for our mental health as we move through the holiday season, "shorter" days and COVID? Dr. Kira Mauseth co-leads the…

When COVID-19 hit, experts were not only concerned about how would it affect us physically, but also how it would affect us emotionally. Dr. Kira Mauseth…

Pierce County is losing one quarter of its 64 psychiatric hospital beds for a year, as a provider relocates from its rented space at Western State…

Bruce Dammeier ascended to the Pierce County Executive's Office just months after a report found the county lacked a well-connected and accessible mental…

Aaron Beck was 19 years old, depressed, and almost out of hope when he decided to try therapy for the first time."I was skeptical," he said. "It was kind…

Pierce County lawmakers this week voted down a sales tax that would have raised an estimated $10 million for mental health and substance abuse…

Leaders of a Tacoma-based health system have launched a new unit for teenagers in psychiatric crisis, calling it a more peaceful alternative to the…

Workers at a South King County psychiatric hospital are walking off the job Thursday, one day after another unit of the same SEIUHealthcare local staged a…