August Mental and Behavioral Health Roundup
August 6, 2025
New Mental Health Resource from UW CoLab for Community and Behavioral Health Policy
UW CoLab for Community and Behavioral Health Policy is a university-based think tank advancing youth wellness by working with communities to improve behavioral health systems.
The Washington Family Mental Health Resource Hub Review is a new guide developed to help families access eight high-quality mental and behavioral health websites. This resource was developed by people with experience navigating the Washington state mental health care system.
The guide aims to connect families with pertinent and trustworthy resources about child and adolescent mental health that have been selected and evaluated by people who have navigated mental health challenges themselves and/or supported a young person navigating mental health challenges. Seattle Children’s mental health resource hub is one of the recommended websites and includes several links to tools that help parents learn how to recognize the signs of a mental health problem and what to do to support.
Consider sharing the Review Guide (available in Spanish) with patients and families to help increase their access to credible, helpful mental and behavioral health services.
Consider the UW RUBIES Study for Your K-5 Patients with Autism
The University of Washington is conducting a research study to learn how to best help educators support autistic children who exhibit challenging behaviors and may benefit from behavior support in the classroom. This study evaluates two different ways for educators to learn a behavioral intervention called RUBIES, which teaches educators how to use evidence-based behavioral strategies to better support their autistic students in the classroom, and to respond more effectively when behavior issues occur. The research team will be training educators to use RUBIES at the child's school.
If you have a patient who is autistic, goes to a public elementary school (grades K-5), and is included in a general education setting for at least four hours a week, you may want to consider referring the patient’s family to this study. Families can learn more by completing a caregiver screener or emailing [email protected] for more information.