WCBHB – Washington County Behavioral Health Board

THE WCBHB PROVIDES:

Prevention, Education
Treatment & Recovery for
Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder

Responsibilities of the WCBHB

We study the local community’s needs for mental health and alcohol/drug addiction services, sets priorities and plans strategies for treatment and prevention.

Operations

Improve external and internal collection for the purpose
of managing federal, state, and local funds
Assess physical space and staff capacity needs of the to
support Board operations.
Develop a long-term spending plan for federal, state and local funds
Conduct quarterly reviews of progress to achieve goals

Public Knowledge

Enhance Public knowledge and develop a strategy to reduce stigma
associated with mental illness and addiction in Washington County
Appoint and empower the Community Relations committee
Educate community on roles and responsibilities of the Board
Develop a marketing and communications plan

Continuum of Care

Assess and identify gaps in the Washington County Continuum of Care
Work with providers to assess facility needs as the Board
contracts for services
Increase and improve capacity and quality of behavioral health services
to meet the Washington County continuum of care needs and demands

Our Guiding Principles

The Washington County Behavioral Health Board is the local authority for planning, monitoring, evaluating, and financing publicly funded treatment and prevention services for mental illness and alcohol and drug addiction in Washington County.

Mission Statement

The Washington County Behavioral Health Board serves the residents of Washington County by providing a unified system of mental health and alcohol and drug addiction services

Vision Statement

The Washington County Behavioral Health Board and the public and private agencies we fund seek to provide high quality, evidence-based programs.

Values

We embrace guiding principles which emphasize successful results and outcomes, quality planning and delivery of cost-effective services, mutually satisfying partnerships with consumers and their families, productive interaction with the larger community, and ready access for residents of Washington County to a program which properly distributes efforts toward prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery.

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