Thurston-Mason Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organization

Our CEO Mark Freedman was able to attend the signing of Senate Bill 6251 and House Bill 2088 by the Governor. These bills coordinate regional behavioral crisis response and su***de prevention services and extend liability protections for responders dispatched from mobile rapid response crisis teams and community-based crisis teams.

Our offices will be closed Monday January 1st in observance of New Years Day. Crisis services are still available 24/7 at 800-270-0041 or by calling 988

Our offices will be closed Monday December 25th in observance of Christmas Day. Crisis services are still available 24/7 at 800-270-0041 or by calling 988.

To celebrate and give back at our end of year celebration, OHRS and TMBH-ASO staff organized themed gift baskets and a silent auction where staff bid on baskets to raise funds for Olympia Union Gospel Mission. It was a great success and we dropped off the check to the Union Gospel Mission for $1,700 this week!

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Our offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day. Crisis services are still available 24/7 at 800-270-0041

We are proud to employ many veterans from all branches of service within our organization. Our offices will be closed Friday November 10th in observance of veterans day. Crisis services are still available 24/7 at 800-270-0041

Join our growing Human Resources team!
Visit www.tmbhcareers.org to learn more.

We were excited to have Parfait Bassalé back last week for our second installment of diversity, equity, and belonging staff training. It was awesome to see the word cloud generated by everyone entering their thoughts on company culture, we strive to be better every day!

We have an exciting new position on our team. Act quick, posting closes September 12th! Learn more and apply at www.tmbhcareers.org

We are so excited to have the Thurston County Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program featured in The Olympian and Yahoo News! In this article you can hear from a few program participants as well as staff of the LEAD program.

This Thurston County jail diversion program makes ‘world of difference’ for those in need The program has helped hundreds avoid jail and arrest.

Yesterday our Chief Operating Officer Joe Avalos presented to the Thurston County Board of Health regarding the Thurston-Mason Crisis System and implementation of the 988 Su***de and Crisis Lifeline. You can view the replay here:

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Our offices will be closed Tuesday, July 4th, in honor of Independence Day.

Crisis Services are still available 24/7 at 800-270-0041 or by calling 988

There is still time to register for the Transforming Our Communities gathering! Register here: adai.uw.edu/transforming-our-communities/

If you are able to join us for our Thurston-Mason regional in-person gathering for either the whole day, or the afternoon (1-3pm), register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfE5pRiLyMZEDbM0agWg8RFV4J0ZAfQ3o101KLP2TcEJIuELA/viewform?fbzx=6270738928031420617

Thurston-Mason In-Person Regional Hub Location will be the Squaxin Island Community Kitchen.

TMBH-ASO/OHRS offices will be closed for the Juneteenth Holiday Monday June 19th, 2023. Crisis services are still available 24/7 at 800-270-0041

Our Thurston County Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program and LEAD Program Manager Jason Bean-Mortinson were recently featured in The Olympian! You can read more below:

Thurston County LEAD program has helped hundreds since 2021 despite limited arrests Many referrals to the diversion program have come from community organizations.

Last week we were excited to welcome Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland to our office! It meant a lot to our team to have the opportunity to share the challenging work we do with one of our local elected leaders.

Today! You can still register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqcuqhqjopHtSHF_l6a-gu6kqBGFguNooi #/registration

Thurston Mason BH-ASO offices will open 2 hours late Friday, December 23, 2022 due to inclement weather. The crisis line is available 24/7 at 800-270-0041.

Thurston Mason BH-ASO offices will open 2 hours late today, December 1, 2022 due to inclement weather. The crisis line is available 24/7 at 800-270-0041.

Today and every day we are for our awesome staff that make the work we do in the community possible!

Below is a group photo from our staff summer picnic and co****le tournament in July! 😎

Have you ever used behavioral health services? And do you wish that you could have more of a voice for how these services could improve? Join the Office of Recovery Partnerships Steering committee. The committee is a two year commitment where you will get a voice on how recovery-oriented services are implemented. Interested folks can apply online or call Dakota at 360-622-1958.

Apply at www.hca.wa.gov/assets/program/orp-steering-committee-application.pdf

Effective October 1st behavioral health ombuds services will be provided through the Office of Behavioral Health Advocacy. Learn more below and see updated contact information. You can also visit their website at www.obhadvocacy.org