Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

Washington's social services department

The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is Washington's social services department. The agency has its headquarters in Office Building Two (OB-2) in Olympia, the state capital.^[1] Annually, 2.2 million children, families, vulnerable adults and seniors come to the department for protection, comfort, food assistance, financial aid, medical and behavioral health care and other services.^[2]

Mental Health

Official WA State Mental Health Page
MHD-PI WA State Mental Health Performance Indicators and Usage Reports

Controversies

Wenatchee child abuse prosecutions
$2.5 million settlement to abuse survivors

References

^ "Driving Directions to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Headquarters." Washington Department of Social and Health Services. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
^ "[1]"

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