DCHS Mission: Enhancing the quality of life, protecting the rights, and promoting the self-sufficiency of our region’s diverse individuals, families, and communities

IMPACT HighlightsDepartment of Community and Human Services (DCHS)

1,693 veterans and their families received services through the King County Veterans Program (KCVP)

82% of veterans or their families receiving ongoing case management services through KCVPincreasedtheirlevelofself-sufficiency (N=205)

43% of veterans or their families served by KCVP moved to more stable housing

4,810 persons were screened to determine their eligibility for public defense services

(Note: In-custody defendants and juveniles are not screened)

4,828 screenings to determine eligilibity for public defense services were done (Note: Some clients were screened more than once due to their having more than one case)

King County

DCHS Veterans ServicesThe King County Veterans Program serves low-income, homeless, disabled, and at-risk veterans and their families including current service members, National Guard, Reserve members, and dependents of these military personnel.

Directservicesareprovidedattwomainoffices(SeattleandRenton)andsixsatelliteofficesinKingCounty.Servicesincludeassessment,casemanagement,emergencyfinancialassistance,housing assistance, employment guidance and assistance, and mental health referrals.

Veterans and Human Services LevyIn August 2011, the voters of King County voted overwhelmingly torenewtheVeteransandHumanServicesLevy(VHSL)foranothersix years (2012-2017). The new levy allocates approximately $16.9 millionperyear.LikethepreviousVHSL, half of these proceeds goto programs targeting veterans, military personnel and their families. The other half is directed to services for other individuals and families in need.

DCHS Public Defense BoththeU.S.andWashingtonStateconstitutionsgrantallindividualstherighttoadefenseattorneyeveniftheycannotaffordone.Since1970,KingCountyhasprovidedpubliclyfinancedlegalservicesforindividuals with low/no income. Anyone facing a criminal charge, civil commitment, or a dependency proceeding is entitled to a public defender, as are children facing contempt of court in truancy cases.

Timely access to an attorney is a key component of quality legal representation.KingCounty’sOfficeofPublicDefense(OPD)measures the time between when a case is assigned to an agency andwhentheagencyfirstcontactstheclient.Standardshavebeenset for when an agency must contact both in-custody and out-of-custody defendents.

3,986 veterans received services funded through theVeteransandHumanServicesLevy(VHSL)(including employment, housing,

mental health counseling services and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

treatment)

484 spouses or minor dependents of veteransreceived services through the VHSL (such as employment, housing, and mental health counseling services)

Community

Data for January-June 2012

Mid-Year 2012 ReportMarch 2013

A semi-annual report on program highlights of the King County Department of Community and Human Services • www.kingcounty.gov/dchs • Contact: Sean Power, 206-263-9016

DCHSEmploymentServices

22,206 visitsweremadetoWorkSource Renton for job search, facilitated career trainings, individualized employment/ training assistance and other services

$21.70 is the average wage of Dislocated WorkerProgramparticipantsplacedin jobs (N=269)

Individuals Experiencing Employment ChallengesAdultsDCHSmanagesavarietyofprogramsthatprepareandplaceadultsin jobs: WorkSource Renton–A one-stop employment center that connects people with jobs and training

Dislocated Worker Program–Assists adults age 18 and older with findingworkafterbeinglaidoff

King County Jobs Initiative Program–Helps adults age 18 and older who are currently or were previously involved in the criminal justice system get training and living-wage jobs

YouthDCHS’youthemployment/educationalprogramsare: Out of School Program–Assists young people ages 16-21 who have dropped out of high school before graduating get re-engaged with education, career planning, community and technical college or apprenticeships and work

Stay in School Program–Improves young people’s educational achievement levels by providing a comprehensive mix of year-round services to youth in danger of not completing high school

53% of adults receiving developmental disability (DD) employment services were employed (N=1,968)

King County Has Highest Average Monthly Wages in WA for Adults with DD Receiving Employment Services (Jan.-Dec. 2011)

593 youth completed education/employment programs to advance job opportunities

Nearly All Youth Completing Services Attained Positive Employability Skills

60% ofSchool-to-Workparticipantswere employed at or six months after their high school graduation (N=120).

Zero percent of their counterparts who didnotparticipateinSchool-to-Work (N=79) were employed during this period.

Adults with Mental IllnessHaving a job is a crucial source of dignity and purpose for many people and is a contributing factor to being able to live a self-directed life and achieving one’s potential. For individuals with mental illness, it can be a key supporting factor in their recovery.

376 adults receiving King County mental health services acquired employment

Persons with Developmental DisabilitiesAdultsDCHS’DevelopmentalDisabilitiesDivisioncontractswithcommunity agencies to provide job development, placement, and retention services for adults age 21 and older.

YouthKingCounty’sSchool-to-Workprogramhelpshighschoolstudentswith developmental disabilities leave school with paid employment. StudentsworkwithanEmploymentSpecialistwhowillpartnerwiththe student’s team of educators and collaborate with parents and theadultservicesystemtohelpthestudentfindagoodjobmatchbeforetheyleaveschool.School-to-Workofferstraining,benefitsplanning, and resource coordination for students and families enrolled in the program.

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King Pierce WAaverage National

Data for January-June 2012

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3,558 4,755

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Housing Stabilization Preventing households from losing their housing is an importantstrategyforendinghomelessness.DCHS’HousingStabilityProgramhelpsindividualsandfamilieswhoareatriskofbecoming homeless by providing time-limited rental and mortgage assistance. It also makes referrals to additional stabilization services to eligible households experiencing a short-term emergency that hasplacedthematriskofhomelessness.TheHousingStabilityProgramisoperatedbySolidGround,alocalnon-profit,incollaborationwithothernon-profitserviceproviders.

116householdsbenefittedfromhousing stabilization services

◊ 35% of persons served were veterans and/or their dependents

91% of families who received housing stabilization services were still in their

housing six months later

Ending HomelessnessDCHS’HomelessHousingProgramfundsorganizationsthatprovide emergency shelter and temporary or transitional housing in King County. Emergency shelter is a short-term response that provides a safe alternative to the street for individuals and families. Temporary or transitional housing is provided for up to 24 months and sometimes longer to assist a formerly homeless household in making the transition to permanent housing.

Rapidly Moving Households to Permanent HousingThe sooner families and individuals experiencing homelessness can be moved to their own long-term housing, the quicker their homeless crisis ends, resulting in less trauma. Permanent housing destinations include market rate rentals, subsidized rentals, permanent supportive housing, and living permanently with family or friends.

Affordable Housing DevelopmentTo maximize and prioritize funding for affordable housing and support services, King County coordinates closely with other public and private funding partners. In 2011, the Funders Group oftheCommitteetoEndHomelessness(CEH)(hosted at King County) allocated $55.6 million from seven funders and 17 different fund sources to support housing projects across King County. The CEH Funders Group received national recognition by Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, naming it one of the Top 25 Innovations in American Government.

1,693 emergency shelter beds are provided to homeless adults every night

224 emergency shelter units are provided to homeless families with children every night

91% of households that received assistance to move into permanent housing were still housed six months later (N=1,724 single adults & 1,236 families with children)

Majority of Households Were in Market-Rate Rentals

9%

13%

31%

47%

Friends or family

Permanent supportive

Subsidizedrental

Market rate rental

King County Is Over Halfway Towards Reaching Its 2015 Cumulative Homeless Housing Production Goal

DCHSHousingServicesData for January-June 2012

Mental HealthDCHS’MentalHealth,ChemicalAbuseandDependencyServicesDivision(MHCADSD)managestheKingCountypublicly-fundedmentalhealthsystem.Servicesareprovidedbyanetworkof19outpatient service providers who are licensed as community mental healthcenters.Individualswhomeetmedicalnecessityandfinancialcriteria are approved for a year of outpatient services that may be renewed for as long as the person continues to meet eligibility requirements.

21,227 adults received outpatient mental health services

9,631 children and youth received outpatientmental health services

Substance Abuse MHCADSDmanagesthecounty-widepublicly-fundedsubstanceabuseservicesystem.Servicesareprovidedbyanetworkofmorethan20communityprovidersandincludedetoxificationservices,sobering services, outreach, outpatient treatment and outpatient medication assisted opiate treatment.

Treatment RetentionStudieshaveshownthatindividualswhoareactivelyengagedintreatment for a period of at least 90 days tend to have better treatment outcomes than individuals who drop out of treatment.

Crisis and Commitment ServicesMHCADSDrunsKingCounty’sCrisisandCommitmentServices.Involuntary detention (72-hour legal detention to a mental health facility) is used when a person is determined by a Designated Mental Health Professional to be a danger to themselves or others, or too gravely disabled to care for themselves. In some instances, an individual may be detained due to both danger to self or others and grave disability. In these cases, only one reason is reported.

56% of persons seen by Designated MentalHealth Professionals were detained (N=3,049)

Danger to Self or Others Was Primary Detention Reason

7,019 persons received outpatient substance abuse services (N=6,061 adults & 958 youth)

2,827 adults received medication assisted opiate treatment

Developmental DisabilitiesDCHS’sDevelopmentalDisabilitiesDivisionassistsparentswithchildren age birth to three to have their child evaluated if they think their child may have a developmental delay. If a child is found to have a delay, parents have the option to work with an early intervention service team on a plan to improve their child’s development.

98% of children who received early intervention services for developmental delays improved functioning in social, problem-solving, and self-help skills (N=1,125)

*The return to inpatient involuntary commitment of a person previously court- ordered to less-restrictive outpatient commitment.

90%75%

61%

Majority of Clients Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment Were Retained At Least 90 Days

Youth(Outpatient)

Adult(Outpatient)

Adult(Medication-Assisted Opiate)

DCHSTreatmentServicesData for January-June 2012

11%

32%

57%

Revocations*

Gravely disabled

Danger to self/others