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Western State Hospital has become Arkham Asylum – if the Joker ran it

11/30/2022
A recent expose by The Tacoma News Tribune of the state’s largest mental health facility is not only perhaps one of the most glaring examples of the inmates literally running the asylum as you’ll ever get, but it’s also a vivid example of how failings within the state’s mental health system is driving much of...

TAGS: Governor Jay Inslee, homelessness, mental health, Western State Hospital

Hotel California/Love Shack is not the way to shelter the homeless

07/27/2022
We’ve long argued that the type of homelessness that we are now seeing in Seattle and King County is not the result of unaffordable housing, but a combination of mental illness, substance abuse, drug addiction, and unwillingness by those in need to accept help, combined with a lack of accountability by those who receive taxpayer...

TAGS: drug overdose, homeless, homelessness, mental health, Seattle

A great first step toward addressing homeless, but what happens next?

03/10/2022
In his recent State of the City address Mayor Bruce Harrell promised to clear public spaces of homeless encampments. We implored him to use this historic opportunity to make Seattle safe again, and this week his actions indicate he will make good on that pledge but we hope he will continue using good judgment with...

TAGS: homelessness, mental health, public safety, Seattle

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