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Compass Health delivering mental health services at the first school-based health clinic in Bellingham Public Schools
Services, located at Options High School, are available to students WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. – Oct. 16, 2024 – As students returned to Options High School for the 2024-25 school year,…
Meet Dr. Cotter: A Healthcare Hero and Client Ally
https://www.compasshealth.org/meet-dr-cotter-a-healthcare-hero-and-client-ally/
Meet Dr. Leslie Cotter, a Compass Health psychiatrist who was recently honored by the Puget Sound Business Journal as a 2024 Health Care Hero. Dr. Cotter is a former professor…
Coping 101 – Teenage Stability
https://www.compasshealth.org/coping-101-teenage-stability/
The latest episode of Coping 101 featuring a Compass Health guest is live. This episode features Clinician II, Tanya Keenan and is titled “Teenage Stability.” In this episode, Tanya discusses…
Standing Together for Suicide Prevention Month
https://www.compasshealth.org/standing-together-for-suicide-prevention-month/
September 10, 2024 Suicide is a preventable tragedy and one of the leading causes of death among youth, teens, and young adults. Stigma around mental health often prevents individuals from…
Finding Ways to Help: International Overdose Awareness Day
https://www.compasshealth.org/international-overdose-awareness-day/
August 30, 2024 Tomorrow, August 31st, marks International Overdose Awareness Day: a day dedicated to remembering those we’ve lost to overdose, supporting those who are struggling, and raising awareness about…
Pride 2024 at Compass Health
https://www.compasshealth.org/pride-2024-at-compass-health/
This June, Compass Health commemorated Pride in the communities we’re proud to serve. From Whatcom to Snohomish, and from Island to San Juan Counties, our team attended festivals and parades…
Compass Health’s Own Dr. M. Leslie Cotter Wins 2024 Health Care Heroes Award
The Puget Sound Business Journal names Dr. M. Leslie Cotter as one of2024’s Health Care Heroes Awards Recipients – below is the article in full,along with a paywall-free link to…
Compass Health Celebrates PRIDE Across Northwest Washington
https://www.compasshealth.org/compass-health-celebrates-pride-across-northwest-washington/
At Compass Health, we believe everyone belongs and we that are stronger when we make space to include everyone regardless of their gender, race, pigment, and sexual orientation. All people…
Coping 101 – Child & Family Therapy
https://www.compasshealth.org/coping-101-child-family-therapy/
The April episode of Coping 101 featuring a Compass Health guest is live. This episode featured Smokey Point Child and Family Outpatient Program Manager, Sondra Vasquez and is titled “Child…
Compass Health Named Community Partner of the Year
https://www.compasshealth.org/compass-health-named-community-partner-of-the-year/
Compass Health’s Whatcom Outpatient team has been named Community Partner of the Year by Bellingham Public Schools with their Promise Awards. In its sixteenth year, the Bellingham Promise Awards “highlight…
TOM SEBASTIAN HONORED AS A 2023 HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY CHAMPION
https://www.compasshealth.org/tom-sebastian-honored-as-a-2023-health-care-community-champion/
The Puget Sound Business Journal names Tom Sebastian as the 2023 Community Champion for the Health Care Leadership Awards – below is the article in full, along with a paywall-free…
Coping 101 – Treating Grief
https://www.compasshealth.org/coping-101-treating-grief/
The December episode of Coping 101 featuring a Compass Health guest is live. This episode featured Director of Crisis Response and Stabilization, Amy Pereira Clevenger and is titled “Treating Grief.”…
Two Years and Counting: Andy’s Place Provides Hope and Housing to Community Members Living with Chronic Behavioral Health Needs
It’s hard to believe that Andy’s Place has been open – serving as a home and a place of refuge and recovery – for more than two years now. As…
New Look, Same Commitment to Care
https://www.compasshealth.org/new-look-same-commitment-to-care/
Compass Health Unveils New Brand Identity As an organization that has been in existence for over 100 years, Compass Health has undergone many evolutions. Fundamental understanding of mental health, substance…
Coping 101 – Access is the Answer
https://www.compasshealth.org/coping-101-access-is-the-answer/
The October episode of Coping 101 featuring a Compass Health guest is live. This episode featured Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Katie Gilligan and is titled “Access is the Answer.” Improving…