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Pacific West Hub Newsletter: April 2026

Welcome to our April 2026 newsletter! We’re grateful, as always, for the opportunity to share resources, learning opportunities, and ways to stay connected in support of your work. As spring gets underway, it can be a useful time to reset…

How Leaders Can Improve Workplace Climate for Successful Implementation of Mental Health Practices

Implementation of mental health practices and programs occurs within complex, multilevel systems with many factors that can impede or enhance implementation efforts. For example, clinical providers who deliver the mental health practice often face direct costs, time demands, and limited…

What Is Adaptation and Why Does It Matter? Guidance for Adapting Mental Health Practices and Programs

Implementing mental health practices in real-world settings rarely goes exactly as planned. Adaptation is a necessary and powerful part of successful implementation. This series brings together nationally recognized implementation science experts to help behavioral health leaders, practitioners, and program developers…

Cross-Systems Collaboration for Crisis Continuum of Care

*NOTE: This is a 2-part series. Register once to attend both sessions. June 23, 2026: 90-minute learning session June 25, 2026: 60-minute consultation session Effective crisis response systems depend on clear coordination across agencies, programs, and service providers involved in…

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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.

Staff

Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH headshot photo

Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH

Co-Director, Pacific West Hub

Christina Clayton headshot photo

Christina Clayton, MSW, LICSW, SUDP

Co-Director, Pacific West Hub

Erin Wright headshot photo

Erin Wright, LMHC

Program Manager, Pacific West Hub

Akansha Vaswani-Bye, PhD headshot photo

Akansha Vaswani-Bye, PhD

Implementation Consultant, Pacific West Hub

Denna Vandersloot headshot photo

Denna Vandersloot, MEd

Implementation Coach, Pacific West Hub

David Katz, PhD, MPH headshot photo

David Katz, PhD, MPH

Evaluator, Pacific West Hub

Olga Vitruk, MPH headshot photo

Olga Vitruk, MPH

Data Manager, Pacific West Hub

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Payton Messersmith

Communications Lead, Pacific West Hub

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