“The mission of the Mental Health Division is to promote recovery and safety.”
Older Adult Treatment and Services Subcommittee
The purpose of this Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council subcommittee is to focus primarily on the impact of legislation, public policies, and practices particularly on affected older adults in institutional, residential facilities, and/or community settings. This Subcommittee informs other Subcommittees utilizing the Council’s communication protocol and work in concert with the interested and appropriate Subcommittees in consideration of specific issues to develop/strengthen relationships between systems and promote cross-system sharing. This subcommittee works in concert with the Legislative/Administrative and Program/Planning Subcommittees in developing their recommendations concerning such matters for consideration by the Council.
| Name | Region | Representation |
| Traci Adair | Olympia, WA | Aging & Disability Services Administration |
| Rick Crozier | Puyallup, WA | MH Service Provider |
| Helen Bradley | Mt. Vernon, WA | Southeast Washington Office of Aging & Long Term Care |
| Julie Jensen | Tacoma, WA | Washington Institute for Mental Illness Research & Training |
| Beverly Freiday | Tacoma , WA | Caregiver |
| Victor Buksbazen | Spokane, WA | |
| Ken Ryan | Seattle, WA | Highline Mental Health |
| Jack Maris | Yakima, WA | Vice President of CWCMH |
| Marie Raschko | Spokane, WA | Adult Day Health Provider |
| Mark Snowden, MD | Seattle, WA | MH Service Provider |
| Pamela Sloan | Spokan, WA | Director of Elder Services |
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