Clallam County Respite Center Opens

Peninsula Behavioral Health Winter 2014
Clallam County
Respite Center
Opens
The seed was planted as far back as
1985: Clallam County needs a Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Program. Decades later, that ambition
has been realized with an impressive collaborative effort among Peninsula Behavioral Health, Clallam
County, Olympic Medical Center
and the Washington State Division
of Behavioral Health and Recovery.
Opening a crisis stabilization program in Port Angeles could not have
come at a better time because of a
shortage of psychiatric hospital
beds in WA, an inability to temporarily board residents in local hospital emergency rooms until a psychiatric bed can be found, and community concerns about suicide. Peninsula Behavioral Health can now
offer a more intense level of intervention before a resident’s crisis
reaches the point of requiring psychiatric hospitalization.
Not only have our residents had to
be hospitalized as far away as Bellingham and Longview, but over
36% have had to be held for days at
a time at OMC because available
psychiatric beds could not be found.
Providing local crisis care will reduce
the cost of expensive inpatient
treatment for many residents, alleviate pressure on families, the
Olympic Medical Center Emergency
Room, the Port Angeles and Sequim
Police Departments, the Clallam
County Jail and perhaps even save
lives. Additionally, the less money
Peninsula Behavioral Health spends
on costly hospitalizations, the more
funding will be available to provide
treatment services to residents in
the community. When a community mental health center is unable to
adequately meet the mental health
needs of residents in the community due to funding challenges, the
more crises and hospitalizations a
community will contend with.
ing, the 6-bed program will provide
voluntary, short-term stabilization
services on a 24/7 basis to residents
in an unlocked, neighborhoodbased setting. Services will include
a Mental Health evaluation, a
Health Care screening, medication
supervision, access to a broad array
of clinical interventions, assistance
with housing and social service
needs, and linkage with other community providers.
The Respite Center will assist residents experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis. Located in the former St.
Vincent de Paul Thrift Store build-
~Peter O. Casey
Executive Director
Jim McEntire Officiates at the Ribbon Cutting
Ceremony on December 4th.
Pictured from left to right: Yvonne Ziomkowski, Dave Neupert, Peter Casey,
Wendy Sisk, William Dole, Jim McEntire, Dr. Joshua Jones, Brittney Jensen,
Eric Lewis, and Martha Moyer.
Thank you to our 2014 Donors!
The staff and board of directors of PBH would like to thank not only our donors, but also everyone
who attended the annual dinner. You have all helped us to provide quality comprehensive behavioral
health services to our fellow residents.
$2000 +
$101 - $249
$50 - $100
Jim and Joanne Hallett
Grant Munro
Greg Batton
Rich and Marjorie Cariello
Chris and Dana Donohue
Robert G. Doster
Larry and Cyndi Hueth
Lori McLaughlin
Cheryl Miller
Rebekah Miller
Jerry and Kayla Oakes
Marsha Omdal
Les Samples
Amy Scott
Paul and Jeanette Stehr-Green
Richard & Yvonne Ziomkowski
Zoe Apisdorf
William and Diana Baum
John and Amanda Beitzel
Evelyn Boles
Andy and Colleen Brastad
David and Kathy Brown
Greg Butler
Peter Casey and Jill Paulk
Barbara Clampett
Paul Cunningham
Mary Deckebach
Dennis Dickson
Ellen Fetchiet
Brenda Gilchrist
Jen Gouge
Clover Gowing
Thor and Andria Gunderson
Mark and Patty Hannah
Jean Hordyk
John and Patricia Lebowitz
John and Holly Locke
Betty Marshall
Jim McLaughlin
Peter Mehl and Bonnie Bulach
John and Marti Melcher
Dawn Norbisrath
Roger and Edna Pike
Bob and Kathi Pressley
Mary Preston
Rebecca Redshaw
Betsy Reed-Schultz
Janice Reid
Jennifer Richards
Juan and Joyce Ruiz
Tomasine Schwent
Lisa Shindler
Gary and Nina Smith
Chris and Laurie Szczepczynski
Michelle Turner
Kevin and Jen Van de Wege
Carol Walters
John and Mary Wegmann
Bill and Debbie Weinheimer
Darryl Wolfe
$1000 - $1999
William and Jill Dole
Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church
Dean and Katherine Kruse
McMenamin & McMenamin
George and Martha Moyer
Dean and Deb Reed
Alda Siebrands and Kris Slack
Gene and Norma Turner
$500 - $999
Mary Bower
James and Barbara Cammack
Randy and Carol Johnson
Richard Manning
Roger and Maura Oakes
Dan Pottiger
Chris and Shelly Riffle
Ryan and Katie Rudd
Norm and Helen Schaaf
Bill Siddons
Steve Tharinger
Don and Geri Zanon
$250 - $499
M. Bishop Bastien
Stephen and Winnie Bush
William Chisham & PK Snowhook
Meg Depew
Bill and Marny Hannan
Rod and Georgia Lee
Eric and Alwynn Lewis
Mary Price
John and Gail Ralston
Curtis and Mary Sharpe
Betsi Thompson
Bobbie Usselman
Businesses Partners that supported
the fund raiser dinner with donations
Voya
Sherwood Assisted Living
Domino’s Pizza
Irwin Dental Center
Drake’s
Jim’s Pharmacy
Olympic Iyengar Yoga
Pacific Office Equipment
Panacea Spa
$250
$200
$150
$150
$100
$100
$100
$100
$100
It is not too late to make your 2014 contribution to us, which may be tax deductible. If you are interested in learning more about our
organization, or if you would like to consider us as a beneficiary in your estate plan, we would love to hear from you!
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Our Clients, Our Neighbors
he stories that I hear are gritty, solemn, and
intense, but they are more than anecdotes: they
are reality for our very own neighbors.
neighbors; maybe we sit next to them in the
same pew; or maybe we don’t see them, yet they
all live among us.
It has taken me some years to wrap my mind
around the real work we do at Peninsula Behavioral Health. Learning how the agency operated
came easily; dealing with the ache in my heart
once I started hearing the accounts of the people
we serve, that was nowhere near as easy.
The Development Department office is situated
in the same hallway as our Crisis Services department, and I occasionally hear incoming calls
when I’m in their office ‘bullpen’. Last week a
woman phoned saying that she was going to
commit suicide, and I heard the gentle voice of
our Designated Mental Health Professional asking her if she could make it to the Emergency
Room on her own or if she needed an ambulance. The DMHP met her at the hospital less
than an hour later. It was – unfortunately - not
an atypical day for us.
Mental Illness remains stigmatized. We would
never blame a child for being stricken with cancer, but what do we think of the child who’s actOf the 3,900+ ing out in school? Do we know that she is in fosclients that ter care and has been moved from one home to
PBH served another and placed in 2 different schools in the
this year, past 12 months? Another child comes to school
700+ are hungry, and his parents are engaged in a spiteful
divorce battle. When I heard that one of our
children
clients had been locked in a basement and occasionally thrown food, I couldn’t grasp the madness. These are the children that our clinicians
are treating. These kids are attending school
with our children or grandchildren; they’re our
It is a privilege to raise money for PBH, the largest nonprofit agency in Clallam County. I am not
a therapist and cannot guide someone through
treatment, but I can contribute in my own way
by helping to make our services possible to
those who are in desperate need. Please join me
this year, if you can.
~Rebekah Miller, Development Coordinator
Meet the Team of Children and Family Services
Back row: Lisa Shindler, LMHCA; Kathy Stevens, Supervisor, LMHC; Kristen Warner, LMHC, Dylan Eekhoff, CPC
Front Row: Marcus Farley, MA; Amanda Coleman, BS; Heather Quarti, LMHC; Lindsay Hood, LMHC
Not pictured: Lucille Celestino, LMFT; Tim Haberer, LICSW; Amalia Baker, BA
BOARD PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
T
he Board of Directors thanks retiring
members, Carol Barnes, Laura O’Neal and
Edna Petersen, for their notable service. We
welcome new members Barbara Clampett,
Jen Gouge, Richard Manning and Brandel
Sundt and look forward to their participation. Every board member has the satisfaction of knowing that they are responsible for
the wellbeing of a vital community asset,
Peninsula Behavioral Health.
“
Anyone
who needs
care should
be able to
access it. “
It has been a momentous year with expanding services and programs, but we continue
treating more clients with fewer resources.
Therefore, we turn to you to ask for help in
meeting our community’s needs. Anyone
who needs care should be able to access it.
Please consider a donation to PBH this year
or in your estate planning.
Last year, our dinner would not have been
the success it was without the generous
support of our sponsors. We’d like to say a
very warm ‘Thank You!’ to each of them.
2014-2015 Board Members
William Dole, President
Roger Oakes MD, VP
Yvonne Ziomkowsky, Sec’y /Treas.
Barbara Clampett
Jen Gouge
John Krause
Richard Manning
Martha Moyer
Dave Neupert
Leanna Ray-Colby
Deb Reed
Alda Siebrands
Erik Smith
Brandel Sundt
First Federal
Port Angeles Hardwood
Moss Adams
Callis & Associates
Green Crow
Merrill & Ring
Hoch Construction
$5000
$2500
$1500
$1250
$1250
$1250
$ 500
We also want to express our gratitude to
Carol Barnes, Jim’s Pharmacy, Dr.
Joshua Jones, and William Payne for
purchasing dinner tickets for 10 guests.
If you are interested in sponsoring the 2015 Annual Dinner, Peninsula Behavioral Health would
welcome you aboard! The relationships we have with community members and businesses are
the lifeblood of our work, and we value helping you achieve your philanthropic aspirations.
Thank you,
William R. Dole
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2014 HIGHLIGHTS
Comic Elayne Boosler regaled our
guests with her sidesplitting humor.
Nearly $30,000 was raised, which went
toward construction of the essential
Clallam County Respite Center.
Betsi Schultz, Board Member Yvonne Ziomkowski and
Richard Ziomkowski at the Annual Fund Raiser.
The PBH Art Exhibition
displayed clients’ and staff works
to the public at Heatherton
Gallery.
Sarah Perry and her 2 daughters with Board Member
Alda Siebrands and Kris Slack
2015 Upcoming Events
February:
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
March:
May 1:
KONP Home & Lifestyle Show. Get your picture taken at our PHOTO BOOTH!
Annual Fund Raiser Dinner. Dan Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat, is
our guest speaker. Tickets are $75, and you’re invited!
October:
returns to benefit the Port Angeles and Sequim Food Banks.
This year we are including the Humane Society! Reserve a spot for your team!
For more information about any event, please contact Rebekah Miller 457-0431 x159
Arlene Engel Home Renovation
Thanks to the generosity of The Clallam County Physicians’ Benefit Fund, The
Walkling Foundation, and Kitsap Bank, PBH was granted funding to remodel the kitchen
at Arlene Engel Home, our 19-bed residential home for the most severely mentally ill clients.
Fairchild Floors did a magnificent job on the new floors and counters!
Staffers Sherri Rodriguez and Caitlin Peterson
working in the new kitchen at AEH
Thanks for taking time to
read our newsletter!