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Whatcom schedules Sequential Intercept Model workshop for Feb. 25–26 to update local care continuum mapping
Summary
Whatcom County will host a Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) workshop for up to roughly 60 stakeholders on Feb. 25–26 with facilitators from the Administrative Office of the Courts to update and apply the SIM framework to local diversion, reentry and crisis-response planning.
Whatcom County staff announced a Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) workshop scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 25 and Thursday, Feb. 26 to update the county’s mapping of points of interception across the justice and behavioral-health continuum.
Dean White of the Health Department said the SIM has been a backbone framework for IPRTF work and that the county has engaged two facilitators experienced through the Administrative Office of the Courts: Dr. Faith Lutz (Washington State University) and Judge Stephen Greer (Mason County). The workshop aims to bring up to about 60 participants together, including system partners and community stakeholders, to review and apply the SIM locally.
Why it matters: The SIM workshop is intended to clarify roles and gaps across arrest, crisis response, courts, reentry and community-based services so the county can better target diversion, treatment and reentry interventions.
Logistics: ChapNet Health Foundation is helping with logistics; a location is identified (ferry terminal) and invitations will follow. Staff described the announcement as a “save-the-date.”
Provenance: Announcement and planning details presented by Dean White during the meeting; workshop dates and facilitators were specified.
