Introducing Community Care Conversations

Community Care Conversations

Elevate Health’s vision is that every person in every community we serve lives a full, healthy, and vibrant life.

Community Care Conversations is a series that brings together experts to tackle health issues affecting our community. Issues that often hamper a person’s health and wellbeing. Topics are wide ranging and include:

• Mental Health Crisis
• Substance Use
• Advanced Directives
• Childhood Behavioral Health
• Suicide Prevention
• Understanding End of Life Care
• Senior Behavioral Health
• Aging in Place

Podcast:

We are excited to announce that our series is now part of the new Elevate Health Podcast.

• Community Care Conversations - Opioid Misuse, Stigma and Prevention - August 23, 2021
  • Host & Guest: Kim Bjorn, MSW, LICSW and Chelsea Amato, BSW, Tacoma Pierce County Opioid Task Force Coordinator
  • Topic: Opioid misuse, including the stigma it carries as well as possible solutions

YouTube Channel:

You can also find all of our past Community Care Conversations video interviews on our YouTube channel.

• Community Care Conversations: Youth in Crisis – Family Behavioral Health - June 16, 2021
• Community Care Conversations: What everyone should know about Advance Care Planning – April 22, 2021
• Community Care Conversations: Substances Use - March 17, 2021
• Community Care Conversations: Mental Health Crisis - Feb. 17, 2021

Community Care Conversations is a service to the residents of Pierce County and we appreciate your input. Please send ideas and questions about this series to marcom@elevatehealth.org.