“The mission of the Mental Health Division is to promote recovery and safety.”
Ethnic/Cultural Minorities Treatment and Services Subcommittee (EMAC)
The purpose of this Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council subcommittee is to promote age and cultural competence, including comparable access to and outcomes of service in the public mental health system. One area of focus of the group is on the impact of legislation, public policies, and practices particularly on affected ethnic/cultural minorities 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 |
| Thressa Alston | Kent, WA | Educator |
| Connie Mom-Chhing | Vancouver, WA | Minority MH Provider |
| Steven Collins | Seattle, WA | Consumer |
| Carrie Huie-Pascua | Pasco, WA | Minority MH Provider |
| Lily Baldwin Garduño | Spokane, WA | No Information Provided |
| Shirley Caldwell | Seattle, WA | No Information Provided |
| Joanne Groves | Seattle, WA | No Information Provided |
| Yu Ming Zhu | Woodinville, WA | No Information Provided |
| Mary O'Brien | Yakima, WA | Minority MH Provider |
| Garrison Nutt | Hoquiam, WA | Minority MH Provider |
| Andy Pascua | Pasco, WA | Advocate |
| Hank Balderrama | Olympia, WA | Mental Health Division Staff |
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