Introduction
Each state in USA has its unified WA mental health system that will help those people who are challenged with their mental capacity or under the influence of any chemical substances. This service protects every person in their place that known to have mental problems and exploring those special cases that is in relation to substance abuses. At the same time, the state does not only provide the care to the people who are in need, but, they also make sure that the facilities used by their clients are in accordance with standard policy, either in private or public.
Background
Maintaining the mental health status and physical health of the people has been the main goal of the existence of the WA mental health service. It delivers in prevention and improving the health status of every person that are suffering from mental illnesses. However, even though that there are many identified individuals that are known to have mental disorders and addiction to substances that are prohibited by the law of the land.
Since there were some discrepancies to the annual report and the people that need to receive the said treatment actually did not received it and many diagnosed people of having mental problems usually were misdiagnosed. As a result, the state decided to use a different approach that will provide a more unified way of dealing with this mental illnesses and abuses to chemicals.
This is where the WA mental health states service become more visible to the public. They aimed to minimize or if possible eradicate abuses to any types of substances that are prohibited and mental illnesses in their community.
Services given to the people
The WA mental health provides many services to their communities. These services are based mostly on what had been accounted before together with the application of the latest information that the states gathered.
There is what they call a 24 hour emergency service, where it caters to people who need immediate intervention to lessen the effects of the substances on the body, or avoid any further pain that a mentally challenge person will inflict to itself or to other people.
In addition this type of service has a team that is ready to help you. They are available for 24 hours and for seven days in a week. This is what they also refer to as the crisis intervention team in the entire Washington. But, you should be aware also, that in the county places they also have their own services, which are the same with the other WA mental health services.
Outpatient services
Any individual that is suffering or encountering from emotional problems in association to their traumatic experiences or current status as of the moment can use this type of service. The outpatient services are composed of people that will help you. This team of therapists is not limited to the licensed clinical social workers, together with the psychologists, counselors for the mental health and those who are undergoing trainings in the institution.
As a whole, the mental health state services cover the entire state and provide all the facilities that are required and needed by their clients.
