Skimping on human services and shifting costs away from prevention is not good for our county residents. The grandpa in Monroe who shot his grandson outside the police station was on a waiting list for mental health services.
Enough is enough. We need to support the values and services in the Report from the Front Lines.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Human Services Council of Snohomish County, we would like to support the Third Annual Report from the Front Lines as recently released by the human services executives of our county.
This document is an excellent summary of the crisis as the Snohomish County population continues to grow over 6 percent to approximately 644,000 this year.
“Together, we make a commitment to all people who use (human) services. Our community has invested decades of work and money to develop a responsive and effective network able to meet many needs … and reflects the values of Snohomish County community.”
The Human Services Council is very concerned about the closing of the drop-in center at Compass Health, and that Washington ranked 10th in the number of hungry children. We are concerned that this year a record high number of households may receive a disconnect notice, that more than 9,000 families with children were turned away from shelters, and that we are fourth in the nation in locking up our children while being 48th in providing services.
Frank Busichio
Chairperson 2004
Human Services Council
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