Columbia River Mental Health Services

• For-Profit to Take Over Operation of Hotel Hope

Columbia River Mental Health Services, a homegrown nonprofit agency and a major provider of mental health services in Clark County, will turn over management of a secure inpatient facility to a for-profit company. Telecare, based in Alameda, Calif., will take over the operation of Hotel Hope in September. In the meantime, the facility will close for the summer.

• The Columbian
• June 19, 2010

• Parker Named Director of Mental-Health Service

Nancy Parker, an 11-year veteran of the agency, has been named executive director of Clark County's largest provider of mental health services. Parker will assume her new responsibilities Monday at Columbia River Mental Health Services, a week after her appointment by the agency's board of directors.

• The Columbian
• December 11, 2007

• Announcement of Funding Awards for the Continuum of Care Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010

In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of past funding decisions made by the Department in a competition for funding under the FY2010 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Homeless Assistance Grants program. This announcement contains the names of the awardees and the amounts of the awards made available by HUD in 2010. A Federal Register notice on this action was not published at the time; however, the public was advised of these grant selections since they were posted on HUD's Web site. The posting contained a listing of the selected applicants, including descriptions of the projects.

...Anchorage Community Mental Health AK 203,464. Se... Services, Inc. Anchorage Housing Initiatives, Inc.... AK ... AR 162,568. River City Ministry of North Little Rock. AR ...District of Columbia Department of Health DC 327,79...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 7384, February 10, 2012
• Notices
• Housing and Urban Development Department

• Adult Day-Care Center Gets New Leadership; Agency Hopes Change Will Buoy Ailing Program

Clark County's only adult day-care center is getting a new parent agency, which hopes to put it on a firmer financial footing. The center has seen a steep decline in client numbers since 2003. Starting next month, Columbia River Adult Day Health Center will contract with Innovative Services NW to run the center, which serves seniors and disabled adults and provides respite for their caregiver families. The center was previously administered by Columbia River Mental Health Services.

• The Columbian
• January 03, 2006

• Mental Health Official to Leave ; Magnano has Led Local Social- Service Agency Since 2001

John Magnano announced this week he will leave his post as director of Columbia River Mental Health Services on Oct. 1. His announcement elicited praise and good wishes from his colleagues in social services, but it also comes at a rocky time for Columbia River Mental Services.

• The Columbian
• August 06, 2004

• Mental-Health Provider Evaluated; Probation, Loss of License Possible

A state review of Columbia River Mental Health Services found "significant deficiencies in multiple areas" that must be fixed or the agency could be put on probation or lose its license. The Washington Department of Social and Health Services gave the nonprofit agency, which provides the bulk of public mental-health services in Clark County, a score of 87, three points short of passing, in a recent licensing audit.

• The Columbian
• July 02, 2004

• Mental Health Agency Sued by Injured Woman ; Disabled Client Was Hurt in 2002 Arson

A 2002 arson at a home for developmentally disabled adults has sparked a lawsuit against Columbia River Mental Health Services. The suit, filed Thursday in Clark County Superior Court, alleges the organization failed to protect one of its clients who was injured in the fire.

• The Columbian
• July 28, 2005

• Local Mental Health Center to Launch Treatment Program

With a Washington state grant, Columbia River Mental Health Services hopes to help nearly 300 people in Clark and Cowlitz counties who suffer from mental health problems. On Wednesday, the health agency will launch Integrated Services. The program is described as a new approach to personal recovery from mental health problems.

• The Columbian
• February 17, 2006

• Pridemore to Lead Health Agency

State Sen. Craig Pridemore will become interim director of Columbia River Mental Health Services following the resignation of Gregory Robinson, who has served as executive director of the nonprofit agency since 2004. Robinson plans to take a "personal sabbatical," according to a press release announcing the change.

• The Columbian
• July 26, 2007

• May Events to Focus On Mental Health

Columbia River Mental Health Services, a nonprofit agency serving Clark County, has scheduled a series of free events in May to mark Mental Health Month, beginning with the showing of the film "Out of the Shadow," a documentary chronicling one family's battle with schizophrenia. The film, directed, produced and photographed by Susan Smiley, will be followed by a panel discussion and question-and-answer session with mental health officials. It will be shown at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at Regal City Center 12.

• The Columbian
• May 01, 2006