Partners
American Legion - Department of Washington Service Division:
The American Legion Representative assists veterans with accessing services, including conducting initial screening for eligibility and assisting veterans in filing claims for compensation, pension, medical, education, and burial services.
Phone: (360) 397-8180
Clark County Community Services Department:
Administers youth and family programs, community action initiatives, alcohol and drug treatment and prevention, housing and urban development programs, mental health services, and developmental disability services.
Phone: (360) 397-2130
http://www.clark.wa.gov/commserv/index.html
Clark County Health Department:
Provides control of communicable diseases; protection of food and drinking water; home visiting nursing services to support pregnant women and those raising children, nutrition services, immunizations, health education for tobacco and HIV prevention, and much more. It also has homeland security responsibilities for protecting the public's health during terrorist, natural disaster, and communicable disease emergencies like bioterrorism, earthquakes, and influenza outbreaks.
Phone: (360) 397-8215
http://www.clark.wa.gov/health/index.html
Clark County Veterans Assistance Program
The Clark County Veteran's Relief Fund provides emergency relief for the area's indigent veterans. The fund is administered by the Veteran's Resource Committee. Assistance is available through veteran's service officer, Phil Gogg, contracted through the American Legion.
Phone: (360) 397-8478
Community Services Northwest & Northwest Recovery Center:
Community Services Northwest (CSNW) assists low-income, uninsured and under-insured Clark County residents by providing high-quality, integrated outpatient mental health and addictions treatment and supportive housing services. Outpatient mental health services include individual, family and group therapy, case management, and specialized programs for outreach to the homeless and other under-served groups. Our addictions treatment services include individualized care for youth and adults including gender-specific groups, programs for adolescents and adults with co-occurring disorders, groups for pregnant and parenting women and for people with AIDS or Hepatitis C as well as individual and group counseling for problem gambling.
Phone: (360) 397-8484
Consumer Voices Are Born (CVAB):
Consumer Voices Are Born is a consumer-run organization providing support and advocacy for fellow consumers of mental health services. It offers self-help classes, support groups, a variety of training, access to computers, information about volunteer opportunities and social activities. A "Warm Line" created by mental health consumers has been established to help peers seeking a helping hand. Consumers, or those seeking mental health services, are invited to visit CVAB’s offices as a means of building confidence, self-esteem and the ability to become more involved in personal recovery.
Phone: (360) 695-5012
Cowlitz Indian Tribe Health and Human Services Department:
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Health and Human Services Department provides Chemical Dependency outpatient treatment and Indian Vocational Rehabilitation services. The Chemical Dependency program provides American Indian culturally relevant treatment to both Indians and non-Indians. This includes Assessment, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, DUI/deferred prosecution, Inpatient Treatment referrals, Prevention, and Treatment Services for Women. The Indian Vocational Rehabilitation program provides Assessment, Job Search, Job Placement, Job follow-up, Post employment, Training, Occupational licenses, Tools, Equipment and initial supplies, and Transportation services. All American Indians are eligible for this program.
Phone: (360) 397-8228
http://www.cowlitz.org
Cowlitz Indian Tribe Housing Department:
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Housing Department provides Home buyer Education, Home Repair, Financial Literacy Training, Weatherization, Down Payment Assistance, and six month, Elder, and Student Rental Assistance.
Phone: (360) 397-8228
http://www.cowlitz.org
Lifeline Connections:
Provides assessment, referral, involuntary treatment commitment, and multiple levels of outpatient treatment for both youths and adults. Residential detoxification and recovery house services are provided for adults as well as transitional housing for parenting and pregnant women.
Phone: (360) 696-1631
http://www.cccoad.org
Mental Health Ombudsman:
Each Regional Support Network (RSN) must have in place a process that provides consumers with a complaint and grievance system that complies with state/federal laws, ensures confidentiality, and leaves no room for retaliatory actions against the consumer reporter. The process must provide access to an Administrative Fair Hearing by all consumers when dissatisfaction with services has been expressed or a Washington Administrative Code has been violated. The Mental Health Ombudsman (MHO) office is independent and separate from the RSN. A consumer of mental health service can file a complaint with the agency, the MHO office, or with the RSN. Acting as an advocate for the consumer, the MHO can listen to the compliant(s), investigate the allegations, and make recommendations for the resolution/solution. As an advocate, the Ombudsman can follow the consumer from the compliant to grievance process and through Administrative Fair Hearing proceedings. However, the primary goal of advocacy is to resolve the complaint or issue at the lowest level possible. Reporting to the Quality Review Team, the Quality Manager’s Committee, the Enrollee and Stakeholder’s Committee, and the Mental Health Advisory Board, the MHO is responsible for reporting trends and themes in the mental health community and works collaboratively with all partners to keep the system flowing, functional and at optimal service levels beneficial to all.
Phone: 1-866-666-5070
US Department of Veterans Affairs:
Provides a wide variety of social and health services for veterans.
Portland Office
Phone: (503) 220-8262
http://www.visn20.med.va.gov/Portland/MC/AboutUs.asp
Vancouver Office
http://www.visn20.med.va.gov/portland/MC/About/Vancouver.asp
Other Contacts
LSW Architects:
LSW Architects provided architectural design for the Center for Community Health.
http://www.lsw-architects.com/
Swinerton Builders:
Swinerton Builders was awarded a contract to construct the Center for Community Health.
http://www.swinerton.com
