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Taylor Blatchford

Seattle

Engagement Reporter, Investigations at Seattle Times

engagement reporter covering mental health @SeattleTimes • journalism education master's student @KentStateMDJ • always baking or reading • she/her

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  • 1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Taylor Blatchford

    Put away the raincoats and the extra layers, Seattle: We’re in for a delightfully sunny, clear April week. Temperatures all week will top out in the mid to high 60s as multiple high-pressure systems move through western Washington, keeping us warm and dry. Monday and Friday are forecast to be the warmest days, with temperatures that could reach the low 70s.

  • 3 weeks ago | tri-cityherald.com | Taylor Blatchford

    Washington state is losing more than $160 million in federal funding designated for public health, mental health and substance use treatment as the Trump administration slashes federal agencies' budgets. The state Department of Health was notified Monday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was immediately terminating multiple pandemic-related grants, totaling at least $130 million, said Marisol Mata Somarribas, a spokesperson for the department.

  • 4 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Taylor Blatchford

    The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for children and families. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over work produced by this team.

  • 2 months ago | msn.com | Hannah Furfaro |Jayati Ramakrishnan |Taylor Blatchford

    Continue reading More for You   Continue reading More for You

  • 2 months ago | tri-cityherald.com | Taylor Blatchford

    King County marked a milestone in its behavioral health expansion Wednesday, officially designating a Kirkland facility as the first of five planned crisis care centers funded by a property tax levy. The Kirkland center in a business complex just off Interstate 405 has been open since August, but will be under the county's umbrella and receive funding from the property tax.

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Taylor Blatchford
Taylor Blatchford @blatchfordtr
2 Jan 25

The @UW will soon try a new approach to helping students and employees in mental health crises, based on a philosophy that’s become increasingly mainstream: Mental health professionals are better equipped than police to respond to some emergencies. https://t.co/S6u06oonPg

Taylor Blatchford
Taylor Blatchford @blatchfordtr
21 Nov 24

Finally bit the bullet and am trying out BlueSky: https://t.co/B60hiEBofv

Taylor Blatchford
Taylor Blatchford @blatchfordtr
13 Nov 24

Three months after a new walk-in center for people in crisis opened in Kirkland, its operators say things are running smoothly, but it’s served fewer patients than expected. What can King County learn as it plans to open five centers with the same model? https://t.co/0zkAeUJDwN