Summary: Whether you've shopped around for a therapist in a moment of crisis only to find that none in Tacoma are taking new clients, or have struggled to get a family member a bed in a behavioral health hospital, if you've bumped up against our mental health care system it's easy to feel like it's broken.<br> <br> <br> <br> We spoke to Hope Sparks president Joe LeRoy, Comprehensive Life Resources CEO Kim Zacher, and The News Tribune columnist Matt Driscoll about the challenges that plague this system, and a few efforts underway to make it easier to access for those in need of help.<br> <br> <br> <br> We could easily have made six episodes out of this topic, and maybe we will in the future: This is an important conversation.<br> <br> <br> <br> Links<br> <br> <br> <br> Pierce County HSRI Report - Revised 2018<br> <br> <br> <br> Kids Mental Health Pierce County - Statement of Community Needs<br> <br> <br> <br> Tacoma Pierce County Health Department Health Equity Info & Social Determinants of Health<br> <br> <br> <br> WA State Behavioral Health Workforce Assessment<br> <br> <br> <br> Healthcare Workforce Development Recommendations<br> <br> <br> <br> Help Me Grow Pierce County Data Summary Report<br> <br> <br> <br> Kids' Mental Health Pierce County<br> <br> <br> <br> Elevate Health - Pierce County ACHHelp Me Grow Pierce County<br> <br> <br> <br> Beacon Health Options - Pierce County Crisis Info<br> <br> <br> <br> Comprehensive Life Resources<br> <br> <br> <br> HopeSparks Family Services<br> <br> <br> <br> He jumped in front of a train after being turned away by Tacoma's new psychiatric hospital
