Welcome to The Washington Institute
Welcome to The Washington Institute for Mental Health Research and Training (WIMHRT). Since 1989, WIMHRT has provided an independent source of applied research and evaluation, and professional training in the fields of mental health and substance abuse within Washington State. Our training and research office is located on the campus of Western State Hospital in Tacoma, WA (Lakewood), with our administrative headquarters located in Seattle, WA at the Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy at the University of Washington.
NEW ITEMS:
- Developmental Disability Mental Health Training 2012--Spokane, WA. 4/23-27, 2012. Click here for Save the Date announcement. Registration will open in mid-Feb. To receive email when registration opens, email Roxane Waldron (rwaldron@uw.edu). --new!
- Geriatric Mental Health Specialist Training 2012--Tacoma, WA. Tentatively scheduled for 12 days in May-June 2012. To receive email when registration opens, please email Roxane Waldron (rwaldron@uw.edu). --new!
- Marty Smith Safety Trainings--1 two-day training to be offered summer 2012. To receive more info when registration opens, please email Roxane Waldron (rwaldron@uw.edu). Check back on website for actual date in late Feb-March. --new!
- 2011 Adult Consumer Survey, Family/Child Survey & EBP Survey are now online --click here to go to Reports
- 2011 'Marty Smith Safety Training' Evaluation Fact Sheet
Washington Institute Partners
WIMHRT is part of the Division of Public Behavioral Health & Justice Policy, which is located in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. WIMHRT is a state-university collaboration that works closely with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). For more information about WIMHRT’s history, please click here to go to the About Us webpage.