Support 7 marked its fifth year teaming up with the Grief Companioning Project and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health to host the annual Understanding Traumatic Grief Conference. This year’s event...
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WSVA) invites you to join their efforts to inspire care and hope among service members,...
The Native & Strong Lifeline – Washington’s suicide-prevention, crisis, and help line for all Native and Indigenous people in the state – now offers text and chat services. These...
The Foundation for Edmonds School District has received a $25,000 Superintendent Discretionary award from the Verdant Health Commission to launch the Whole Families, Whole Community (WFWC) program at Alderwood...
The community is invited to a Roots of Wellness: A free family gardening event for mental health and family connection, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7...
Taking Care of Your Mental Health–During These Challenging Times, a live panel discussion, is scheduled for June 11, 6-8 p.m. at the Carl Gipson Center, 3025 Lombard Ave. in...
Scenes from the lives of everyday older adults:
A 74-year-old woman, grieving the sudden loss of her husband, eats dinner alone every night.
A retired veteran who doesn’t know how to...
Snohomish County Human Services is inviting the community to attend the Youth Suicide Prevention Taskforce’s “You Are Not Alone” event on March 1 at Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo....
This is the fifth of our five-part “Health Matters” series focused on health topics in South Snohomish County and sponsored by the Verdant Health Commission.
Read part 1 —...
This holiday season and throughout the winter months, as the days grow shorter and the temperatures dip, many seniors grapple with feelings of sadness, irritabilityand a lack of energy,...
High school students from the Edmonds and Everett School Districts came together Saturday for peer-mediation training designed to help them stop trouble before it starts.
Dozens of teens gathered at...
Families of students in grades 6-12 are invited to a seminar on “Substance Use and the Teen Brain” from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, in the Lynnwood High School...
Northwest Battle Buddies teamed up last week with American Legion Post 234, radio station 100.7 The Wolf, and Diamond Knot Brewpub@MLT for a funding push to get service dogs...
In summer 2022, two teens died following a drive-by shooting at Spruce Park, only a day and a half after two other teenagers were injured in another Lynnwood drive-by...
The Verdant Health Commission will open its online portal July 18 to accept funding applications through Aug. 23 from community nonprofits and agencies providing services to South Snohomish County...
Companis, a champion for volunteerism in the nonprofit sector in Snohomish and King counties, honored civic leader and Lynnwood resident Wally Webster June 27 with its annual community service...
During National Mental Health Awareness Month, Lynnwood-based Homage Senior Services is expanding its mental health services across Snohomish County, thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Cambia Health Foundation.
Among...
Mental health and substance abuse were the topics of conversation for local experts during the Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC) virtual Coffee Chat Tuesday.
Moderator Wendy Poischbeg, EASC interim president...
Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC) will host a virtual event, Coffee Chats: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Update, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 14 via Zoom. Hosted by EASC,...
After receiving notice two weeks ago that nonprofit Compass Health was canceling a program that provided social workers to assist police officers, the cities of Edmonds, Lynnwood and Mountlake...
