Welcome to the Pacific West Hub!
Newsworthy Features
The Importance of Community Engagement in Mental Health Systems
Would you like to learn about improving mental health systems through stronger community engagement? Join us for this exciting learning session that will cover foundational principles of community engagement – its meaning, significance, and value beyond compliance or checkbox activities….
Foundations of Data Storytelling Across the Project Lifespan
You’re invited to explore how storytelling with data can help you better understand, communicate, and apply what you’re learning across every phase of your project. This foundational learning session is designed to help you use data more meaningfully. Together, we’ll…
About the Pacific West Hub
The Pacific West Hub is housed within the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in Seattle, WA.
We serve HHS Regions 9 and 10, which include Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. These regions are home to over 430 federally recognized tribes including the Navajo Nation, the largest tribe in the U.S.
We look forward to supporting Regions 9 and 10 in implementing effective programs and practices. Over the next few months, we’ll showcase our work and resources.
Staff
Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH
Co-Director, Pacific West Hub
Christina Clayton, MSW, LICSW, SUDP
Co-Director, Pacific West Hub
Akansha Vaswani-Bye, PhD
Implementation Consultant, Pacific West Hub
Denna Vandersloot, MEd
Implementation Coach, Pacific West Hub
David Katz, PhD, MPH
Evaluator, Pacific West Hub
Olga Vitruk, MPH
Data Manager, Pacific West Hub
Payton Messersmith
Communications Lead, Pacific West Hub
Contact Form
If you’re interested in requesting technical assistance/support from the Hub on the process of selecting, implementing, and sustaining practices, please go to the Request Support page.
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