Seattle-area youth created this guide to connect teens to multicultural mental health care
In Washington state, you can start seeking mental health care at age 13, without parental consent. Seattle-area teens put together this guide to help youth...
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What it’s like to work on the front lines of mental health emergencies in the Seattle area
On the front lines to serve people with mental illness are about 12,500 people in King County, including substance use disorder counselors, behavior technicians and...
Here are the basic facts about mental health and treatment in Washington state
The Seattle Times is launching a new reporting team dedicated to mental health and solutions that could get more people the care they need. Experts...
Ballmers’ charity pledges $38M to help Washington state’s response to mental, behavioral health crisis
Washington state has the third-highest rate of mental illness among adults in the nation.
Bellevue 9th grader sets out with a camera and a mission: to show ‘a light at the end of this dark time’ VIEW
Here's why a Bellevue Big Picture School 9th-grader is compiling photos and video footage of the district's vaccination efforts.
New Washington state law now caps monthly insulin copay at $100
A state law took effect Jan. 1 that limits co-pays to $100 per 30-day supply, for Washington residents who need insulin to control diabetes.
Flu Season Is Here, and It’s Targeting Your Kids
(Bloomberg) -- The flu is out in force. And so far this season, it's been hitting children the hardest.Influenza is a wily virus—it's almost impossible to...
Deadly superbugs pose greater threat than previously estimated
Drug-resistant germs sicken about 3 million people every year in the United States and kill about 35,000, representing a much larger public health threat than...
Juul halts sales of fruit, dessert flavors for e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Juul Labs stopped selling fruit and dessert flavors Thursday, acknowledging the public's "lack of trust" in the vaping industry. The voluntary step...
It doesn’t matter if it’s sugary or diet: New study links all soda to an early death
The study found that consumption of two or more glasses of artificially sweetened soft drinks a day was positively associated with deaths from circulatory diseases....