Forensic Mental Health Services Workforce Development Program
OFMHS implements and oversees a statewide, systematic, and comprehensive forensic mental health services workforce development program, to support competency evaluation and restoration, forensic risk assessment, and not guilty by reason of insanity treatment. The program helps educate and train people to create, sustain and retain a viable workforce that meets the needs of current and future business needs.
DSHS also collaborates with and provides training to system partners, to include:
- Community, including crisis response, homeless, in-home, residential, and clinic-based services
- Inpatient, including residential treatment facilities, private hospitals, and state hospitals
- Law enforcement and corrections, including jails and prisons
- Educational organizations
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This Workforce Development Program does not provide staffing or staffing contracts. For more information, contact Jennifer.popchockhakim@dshs.wa.gov