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Legislative Committee Update

Since the 2016 Washington State Supreme Court decision Volk v. DeMeerleer, patients may be reluctant to engage with health care providers about their violence risk. Health care providers may also be uncertain about how to meet their legal obligations.

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Tagged With: Advocacy, Bree Collaborative, Legislation, Volk

Bree Collaborative to consider Volk issue

The Bree Collaborative voted to approve the mental health proviso as one of their topics. This means that the Collaborative will consider the impact of the Volk decision, specifically regarding the Duty to Warn bill—which AAPPN supported—which would have nullified many of the damaging impacts of Volk. The study period will begin in 2019. We […]

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Tagged With: Access to Mental Health, Bree Collaborative, Volk

Legislative Update: March 2018

The legislature passed its final 2018 supplemental operating budget and adjourned sine die on Thursday, March 8. Throughout the session, AAPPN and its lobbyists worked with several mental health care organizations, including: Volk Clinician/Attorney Workgroup WSNA ARNPs United WPA WSSCSW NAMI The final supplemental budget included funding for mental health access and for addressing the […]

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Tagged With: Access to Mental Health, Behavorial Health, Bree Collaborative, Children's Mental Health, Forensics, Volk

Legislative Update: February 2018

Volk Decision As you no doubt know, Senate Bill 5800, Duty to Warn, did not move out of the Judiciary Committee. Our lobbyists, Melissa Johnson and Jennifer Muhm, along with the lobbyists for the clinical social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and others, have worked with Rep. Jinkins to find an avenue to resolve the issue. The […]

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Tagged With: Access to Mental Health, Behavorial Health, Bree Collaborative, Children's Mental Health, Forensics, Legislation, Student Mental Health, Volk

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