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Spring
COMMUNITY REPORT
Find out more about innovative behavioral healthcare in our community.
PLUS see the winners of our student contest spotlight for Suicide Prevention Month!
For more, visit us online at www.comphc.org
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Our Shared Vision of Equity
Despite a challenging year, we are proud of our team’s ability to drive forward with our mission of
standing up for the most vulnerable and continuing to foster truly vibrant communities that are inclusive
of all individuals. By playing a role in the sustainability, resilience, and overall wellbeing of our corner of
the world, we are able to forge paths of progress for all those who live here, in our schools, neighborhoods
and workplaces.
Jodi Daly, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Comprehensive Healthcare
As we venture forth in 2021 and continue to deal with the aftermath of the pandemic, the need for
accessible, culturally affirming mental health and substance use disorder support has never been more
acute and more important to Comprehensive Healthcare’s mission and strategy. You can rely on us to
continue to work on initiatives that impact our community’s health and wellbeing. For more information
on these initiatives, read on at comphc.org.
Comprehensive Healthcare is currently accepting new clients, and our caring, multilingual staff is
available for appointments via telehealth, over the phone, or safely in person.
TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT:
White Salmon Center
(509) 493-3400
24/7 Crisis line
(833) 407-9286
Comprehensive Healthcare’s Innovative
Research Partnerships
An app to navigate life with schizophrenia, and therapy through storytelling
In partnership with the University of Washington (UW), Comprehensive Healthcare is conducting innovative research projects to
advance behavioral health care in our region, state, and nationwide. Two of our current initiatives, Healing Seasons and FOCUS, are
designed to uncover new, evidence-based approaches to helping clients build skills for effectively managing challenges.
HEALING SEASONS: We’re working to understand whether a culturally adaptive, story-based model would help clients process trauma by building
on Native American communities’ rich cultural traditions of oral storytelling. The project recognizes that indigenous populations often face
high levels of institutional and generational trauma that traditional therapy models may not fully address. Participants work with a therapist to
use objects, such as feathers, rocks, photographs, and other items to help paint a physical timeline of abuse and trauma while also anchoring the
participant in their positive memories as well.
FOCUS App for Skill-Building and Mental Health Support for Individuals with Schizophrenia. In conjunction with counseling services, the app allows
users to learn emotional regulation practices, and receive notifications and reminders to take medicine, tips for understanding social cues, sleep
improvement techniques, and more, working toward managing their illness much like other chronic conditions, such as diabetes or high blood
pressure. The app is ideal for early intervention with schizophrenia, since many experience their first psychotic break between the ages of 16 and 26.
The New Era of Telehealth:
Computers on Carts in EDs
Computers on carts are rolling in a new era of telehealth – literally. Over the past
several months, Comprehensive Healthcare has partnered with 12 hospitals and
county jails to install secure, user-friendly mobile devices that provide immediate
access to crisis behavioral health services at sites across Central Washington.
Early data shows strong adoption. Within the 12 current locations, clients
accessed Comprehensive Healthcare’s emergency services over 100 times during
November and December of 2020.
CONTACT US:
White Salmon Center (509) 493-3400 | 24/7 Crisis line (833) 407-9286 | To read the full report, visit us at comphc.org