The legislature intends to substantially improve the delivery of children's mental health services in Washington state through the development and implementation of a children's mental health system that: (1) Values early identification, intervention, and prevention; (2) Coordinates existing categorical children's mental health programs and funding, through efforts that include elimination of duplicative care plans and case management; (3) Treats each child in the context of his or her family, and provides services and supports needed to maintain a child with his or her family and community; (4) Integrates families into treatment through choice of treatment, participation in treatment, and provision of peer support; (5) Focuses on resiliency and recovery; (6) Relies to a greater extent on evidence-based practices; (7) Is sensitive to the unique cultural circumstances of children of color and children in families whose primary language is not English; (8) Integrates educational support services that address students' diverse learning styles; and (9) To the greatest extent possible, blends categorical funding to offer more service and support options to each child. [ 2007 c 359 s 1; 1991 c 326 s 11.]
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