When Tirhas Tesfatsion died in custody at the Lynnwood jail in 2021, community members demanded local government and law enforcement overhaul the City’s incarceration system.
Five years later, about...
Local mental health leaders, lawmakers, medical professionals and educators gathered at the Lynnwood Neighborhood Center Thursday for the Verdant Health Commission’sYouth Mental Health Summit. Addressing the region's growing youth...
The National Shattering Silence Coalition (NSSC) will host “Voices for Change: Empowering Families Affected by Serious Mental Illness,” from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, June 14 at the Edmonds Waterfront...
Northwest Civic Circle (NWCC), in partnership with Cutting Edge Animation and Compass Health, will host a special screening of Captain Zero: Into the Abyss: Part II at the Edmonds...
People across Washington now have an easier way to get help for opioid use disorder, accordign to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH).
DOH said in a Wednesday news release...
Northwest Washington Civic Circle (NWCC), in partnership with Cutting Edge Animation and Compass Health, has confirmed the panelists for a special screening of Captain Zero: Into the Abyss: Part...
Northwest Civic Circle (NWCC), in partnership with Cutting Edge Animation and Compass Health, will host a special screening of Captain Zero: Into the Abyss: Part II at the Edmonds...
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...
