Resources for Youth-Serving Providers

Helping providers find the resources they need to serve young people

Find links to training, information, tools, and resources requested by youth-serving medical and behavioral health care providers.

Upcoming Webinars, Conferences, and Learning Opportunities

  • January 16, 2026, 12 to 1 p.m. PST: Sexual Health History Taking

    • Dr. Carrie Horwitch presents as part of the Building Skills in Sexual Health training series. The session focuses on taking a client’s comprehensive sexual health history to support prevention, treatment, and offer patient guidance. Attendees also learn ways to disseminate information about preventable infections.

  • January 21, 2026, 9 to 10 a.m. PST: Building Trust Across Cultures: Lessons from Culture and Language Coaching in Pediatric Care

    • ​​​​​​​Francisco Martinez shares lessons from culture and language coaching at Children’s Mercy in Kansas City. Attendees learn how intentional communication practices can strengthen relationships with patients and families. Topics include how trust is built (or broken) in everyday clinical interactions, cultural humility and language access, and practical strategies teams can use to create more inclusive, respectful, and patient-centered care environments.

  • January 24, 2026, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PST: Adolescent Medicine Updates for Primary Care

    • ​​​​​​​Hosted by Seattle Children’s, this course covers best practices in adolescents primary care. The curriculum includes lectures, opportunities to ask questions, and discuss issues with clinical experts. Registration is $50. Register by January 21.

  • January 29, 2026, 10 to 11:30 a.m. PST: Burnout at the Intersections: Race, Justice, and Behavioral Health

    • ​​​​​​​UW Medicine’s Harborview Behavioral Health Institute host a free webinar to discuss burnout in community behavioral health.  The webinar will cover systems, racial inequities, trauma exposure, and moral distress that lead to provider burnout, including for providers from historically marginalized communities. This panel webinar creates space to name these realities, share lived experience, and explore pathways toward sustainability, healing, and collective care.

  • February 3, 2026, 9 to 10 a.m. PST: Oral Health in Schools

    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Interested in learning more about bridging the gap between prevention, primary care, and intervention for oral health? Join Madlen Caplow and Nicole Woodruff from the Arcora Foundation's Mouth Matters team to talk about oral care in school-based health centers.

  • February 11, 2026, 10 to 11:30 a.m. PST: Learn with the Alliance & K-12 Hill Joint Training HIPAA/FERPA

    • ​​​​​​​The Washington School-Based Health Alliance’s (WA SBHA) Learn with the Alliance and Community Health Plan/Network of Washington (CHPW/CHNW)’s K-12 Health Innovations Learning Lab (HILL) are excited to collaborate with the National Center for Youth Law for a training on HIPAA and FERPA in school-based health centers (SBHCs) in Washington. The training includes a 60-minute presentation by Rebecca Gudeman, followed by a 30-minute Q&A led by WA SBHA and CHNW.

  • March 3 to 6, 2026: 2026 Annual Meeting hosted by the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (Seattle, WA)

    • This conference will explore key competencies that help youth thrive in diverse environments, regardless of biological or social determinants. Professionals and caring adults can act as catalysts, activating each youth’s innate resilience to thrive, not just survive. Engage with experts, share experiences, and learn strategies to support youth in your community to create environments where every young person can flourish.

  • March 19, 2026: Washington State Immunization Summit hosted by WithinReach (Virtual & Tacoma, WA)

    • This ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​full-day hybrid event will bring together public health professionals, health care providers, community leaders, and advocates to advance immunization efforts across the state. Individual registration is $75 for virtual and $200 for in-person.

  • April 28 to 29, 2026: Psychosis CARE Virtual Conference (Virtual)

    • The conference invites a broad audience, including school staff, primary care providers, mental health therapists, substance use disorder professionals, law enforcement, families, individuals with lived experience to gather virtually to engage in Community Awareness, Resources, and Education as it relates to psychosis. Attendees can expect to learn more about early identification of psychosis, resources for supporting individuals experiencing symptoms of psychosis, Washington resources for psychosis care, and opportunities to engage with other attendees. Registration is free.

  • May 9, 2026: Pediatric Health Equity Summit hosted by Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (Auburn, WA)

    • The summit is an opportunity to learn together and take collective action to advance equitable health care for children statewide. The 2026 theme is “From Embers to Action: Reimagining Pediatric Health Equity.”

  • May 18, 2026: Say It Out Loud Conference (Tulalip, WA)

    • The Say it Out Loud conference is for peers, providers, advocates, partners, and community members who believe in creating systems of care where everyone is valued, heard, and supported. This year’s theme, “Unapologetically us! Bold voices, bright futures!” reflects Washington’s commitment to centering 2SLGBTQIA+ voices, celebrating lived experience, and strengthening behavioral health support statewide. $120 early bird rate available until Sunday, February 1, 2026.

  • June 23 to 25, 2026: National School-Based Health Care Conference hosted by the School-Based Health Alliance (Washington, D.C.)

    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The National School-Based Health Care Conference is an opportunity to connect with hundreds of health care professionals, education professionals, youth, and advocates from across the country. Conference attendees will explore the innovative ways SBHCs serve their students and families in rural, urban, and suburban schools and communities by promoting wellness and health equity through engaging communities and fostering partnerships. 

  • October 23, 2026: 2026 Student Health Summit by Washington School-Based Health Alliance (Wenatchee, WA)

  • October 26, 2026: Washington State Mental Health Summit hosted by Chad's Legacy Project (Seattle, WA)

    • The summit is an inclusive forum for statewide partners to develop, share, and advance new ideas, opportunities and collaborations to advance education, prevention, and care for those living with mental health and addiction problems.

  • November 2 & 5-7, 2026: Annual Conference on Adolescent Health hosted by the Adolescent Health Initiative (Detroit, MI)

    • The conference brings together an interdisciplinary community of health care professionals to share research and best practices aimed at improving adolescent-centered care. The conference will be held virtually on November 2 and in Detroit, MI, on November 5 to 7. Call for proposals end March 13. Registration opens in June 2026.

Youth Friendly Care
School-Based Health
Confidentiality and Minor Consent

Washington State Information

General Information

Billing Support

Medicaid and AppleHealth

  • Washington State Health Care Authority 

  • Managed Care: Most people with Medicaid/AppleHealth are enrolled with one of the managed care organizations (MCO)

    • Managed care coverage questions and managed care billing questions should be directed to the appropriate Managed Care Organization (MCO)Contact information for each of the five MCOs are listed in Appendix B of the K-12 Medicaid BH Toolkit (pdf) If providers have trouble getting ahold of the MCOs, they can send an email to HCA managed care staff at HCAMCPrograms@hca.wa.gov

    • MCO Provider Resources - Association of Washington Healthcare Plans

    • For questions or concerns regarding MCO Provider training resources, contact AWHP@wahealthcareplans.org

Other Billing Resources:

Behavioral Health

Trauma-informed/Healing-centered care

Suicide Prevention

Well-Child Checks and Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)

  • Health Care Authority

  • Department of Health

    • Resources for professionals and providers - Information, flyers, and brochures to download and share with patients and families. Includes a new toolkit for Extended Hours for Well Visits, as well as tips and tricks for increasing well visits.

    • Child and Adolescent Well-Care Visits - Provides more information on what a well-care check or well visit is, why it's important, and what to expect. This page is for parents and caregivers.

Telehealth
Teen Dating and Violence Prevention
Vaccines

For resources and information for teens and young adults, check out Teen Health Hub WA.

Don't see what you need? If you have ideas for resources or specific resource needs, email us at adolescenthealthunit@doh.wa.gov.