Wednesday, November 8, 2017 - 16:00
DSHS Office of Communications, Mindy Chambers, (360) 902-0265
Veterans or those leaving military service have a new tool to use when searching for employment with Washington state.
The Military Skills Translator is an easy-to-navigate search engine. Users enter their branch of service and military operations code to look for employment opportunities at all Washington state agencies that match their skills and expertise. The translator was developed by the Department of ...read more
Thursday, November 2, 2017 - 17:00
DSHS Office of Communications, Kelly Stowe, (360) 902-7739
OLYMPIA—The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) announced today that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has entered into a second Systems Improvement Agreement (SIA) with Western State Hospital. The SIA covers a period from November 2, 2017 to July 2, 2018, during which the hospital will retain CMS certification and continued eligibility for federal funding.
CMS and DSHS entered into the original agreement in June 2016 to fix systemic operating problems ...read more
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 - 17:00
DSHS Office of Communications, Chris Wright,
OLYMPIA - As Washington celebrates National Family Caregiver month, recognizing the incredible work of more than 830,000 Washingtonians who provide care to their loved ones, the Department of Social and Health Services is announcing the availability of new services and supports for caregivers.
“We are so proud to provide these new options to the people of ...read more
Monday, October 30, 2017 - 17:00
DSHS Office of Communications, Kelly Stowe, 360-902-7739
OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Prevention Summit returns to Yakima Friday, Nov. 3 through Saturday Nov. 4 at the Yakima Convention Center. This is the 32nd year for this summit.
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) sponsors this event in each year to bring together youth, educators, law enforcement, volunteers and providers in an effort to provide training and networking opportunities to prevent substance abuse, violence and other destructive behaviors. ...read more
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 17:00
DSHS Office of Communications, Norah West, (360) 902-7833
OLYMPIA—The Department of Social and Health Services released a statement today, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017 on the most recent ruling by federal Judge Marsha Pechman regarding the Trueblood case. This order applies a contempt ruling against the department regarding in-jail evaluations and imposes monetary penalties for delays. These monetary penalties are added to current contempt ruling and ...read more
