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Family and Caregiver Training and Support offered at UW Medicine’s Center for Behavioral Health and Learning

1550 North 115th Street, Seattle, WA 98133

Located at the main campus of Northwest Hospital west of I-5 in the Northgate area. Call King County Metro at (206) 553-3000 or visit http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/ for public transit information.

Eligibility

Family and Caregiver includes anyone in an unpaid, supportive relationship (parents, partners, friends, neighbors) actively engaged in their loved one’s recovery. Does not have to be a patient with UW Medicine.

Voice

https://facts.psychiatry.uw.edu/
[email protected]

Application process

Email or visit website for more information.

Fees

None.

Service area

King, WA

Other Information

Disabilities & Health Conditions

Mental Illness - Chronic/Severe

Focus Population

Caregivers

Description

Offers evidence-informed information, resources and skills training specifically for families and caregivers of people with behavioral health disorders. Communication skills training reviews how to have more effective conversations with someone who has a mental health disorder, especially when things get tense, or the topic is hard. Helps caregivers find ongoing sources of support.

Providing organization

UW Medicine’s Center for Behavioral Health and Learning

Provides comprehensive inpatient and intensive outpatient services for acute mentally ill adults ages 18 and older.