The teams provide behavioral health navigation, facilitate Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT), and convene multi-disciplinary steering committees to improve access to and the coordination of local services. Requests to support young people needing intensive services will be prioritized by the KMHWA teams.

Regional Kids’ Mental Health WA teams have:

• A steering committee driving and collaborating on local community initiatives.
• A website with up-to-date local and community-based resources for youth and their families.
• A referral process for any member of the public to submit a request for a youth in need of support.
• Multi-disciplinary teams.
• KMHWA teams and local resource partners collaborate to develop an action plan tailored to the needs of the youth.
• Ongoing support for connecting to the recommended resources.

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