When Robyn Kistemaker’s son, Lucas, was in preschool, his teacher recommended screening him for autism after noticing certain behaviors, such as running away from the…
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‘New chapter’: Columbia River Mental Health Services names new CEO, president
By The Citizen on October 31, 2025
Columbia River Mental Health Services recently announced the appointment of a new CEO and a new board president in an effort to mark a “new…
‘Put faces to the statistics’: Survivors of Suicide Support Group displays quilt honoring family members who’ve died
By The Citizen on September 17, 2025
In the United States, approximately 135 people die by suicide each day. For Colleen Storey, that statistic isn’t just a number. It’s a name, a…
‘Grief doesn’t have a timeline, especially when it comes to losing a child’
By The Citizen on September 6, 2025
When Jane Oh and Ben Yan’s 6-month-old son Alexander unexpectedly died in 2017, time seemed to stop. Read more… Source: The Columbian
‘Recovery is for everyone’: Hundreds join Hands Across the Bridge to celebrate their sobriety
By The Citizen on September 1, 2025
Hundreds of Vancouver and Portland residents celebrated their sobriety on Monday by joining hands across the Interstate 5 Bridge. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Madrona Recovery will finally be able to see patients at former Daybreak Youth Services site in Brush Prairie
By The Citizen on August 19, 2025
BRUSH PRAIRIE — Madrona Recovery, a 44-bed residential mental health center for youth, will welcome its first patients this week. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Has surge of overdose deaths subsided? Fatal opioid overdoses fall in WA, Clark County
By The Citizen on August 6, 2025
Clark County’s overdose death rate is gradually declining, according to the Washington State Department of Health. Read more… Source: The Columbian
After delays, Madrona Recovery will open in former Daybreak Youth Services building in September
By The Citizen on July 31, 2025
The doors to the long-planned 54-bed recovery and mental health center at the former Daybreak Youth Services building in Brush Prairie will finally open in…
Dozens of jobs at Columbia River Mental Health Services may be at risk by proposed Cowlitz Indian Tribe takeover
By The Citizen on July 16, 2025
Ninety-some Columbia River Mental Health Services employees could lose their jobs in October if the Cowlitz Indian Tribe takes over the nonprofit as planned, according…
‘I wasn’t living’: Retired Vancouver firefighter finds relief from PTSD through psychedelic-assisted therapy
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
When Matt Thierfelder began his career as a Vancouver firefighter in 1994, the weight of unspoken rules hung over him: Don’t show weakness and don’t…