WA State Public Mental Health System

“The mission of the Mental Health Division is to promote recovery and safety.”

WA State Public Mental Health System

County government agencies and 145 private and non-profit organizations provide treatment for most of Washington's estimated 188,100 adults and 74,000 children with mental illnesses. Counties, and their non-government providers, are organized into 13 Regional Support Networks (RSNs).

The state provides inpatient treatment through community hospitals statewide and two adult state-run hospitals: Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake and Western State Hospital in Lakewood. The hospitals are reserved for the most seriously ill or those sent by state courts for evaluation or treatment.

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