Mental Health Programs

Mental Health Programs, with the department serving as the administrative unit of the Peninsula Regional Support Network, a consortium of Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap Counties. This consortium provides planning, contracting and administration to deliver a comprehensive system of community mental health services in the three-county area. The nine County Commissioners form the Peninsula Regional Support Network Executive Board, which sets policy and has oversight responsibilities of the consortium.

Program services include:

• emergency services, including involuntary treatment and crisis respite
• inpatient services
• medication management
• transitional housing
• case management
• outpatient counseling
• day treatment
• vocational rehabilitation
• Crisis Clinic (phone line) emergency counseling and referrals

          CRISIS LINE Contact Information (In PDF format)

Approximately 5,600 children, adults, and elderly people with chronic and serious mental illness are served annually throughout the three counties.  Many more clients receive assistance through information and referrals.

The program administers approximately $14,367,700 from federal and state grants. Direct services are provided through contracts with four community health providers and two consumer/family advocate groups in the three counties under the advice of the Peninsula Regional Support Network Advisory Board.