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The Center of Parent Excellence (COPE) project
The COPE project was developed as a support to enhance our System of Care framework. The project is intended to provide a pathway for Washington State parents who are accessing and navigating the children’s behavioral health system to have peer support to ease their journey, whenever possible.
Support is provided by A Common Voice, a statewide, family-run nonprofit organization that provides advocacy and support for families whose children have intensive behavioral health needs.
Find help through the COPE project
The COPE project is staffed by lead parent support specialists, hired for their lived experience as a parent/caregiver. If you are a Washington State parent/caregiver of a child/youth who may benefit from assistance accessing and navigating behavioral health services, please contact your regional lead parent support specialist.
COPE project services
Important! Services are available regardless of your health insurance status.
Services offered:
- One on one support for parents/caregivers accessing and navigating behavioral health services on behalf of your child. Support can be accessed by a phone call or email to the lead parent support specialist for your county.
- Support groups provided twice a month for parent that are set up by region and can be accessed below.
- Monthly consultation groups designed for employed family peers who are employed in Washington State’s behavioral health system and can be accessed.
- Assistance to WISe Child and Family Teams (CFTs), upon request, to address their concerns and barriers. The COPE project will track recurring system gaps and barriers and advance them to the local and/or regional FYSPRT.
Jasmine Martinez
Email: Jasmine@acommonvoice.org
Phone: 253-732-4944
- King, Pierce, Thurston Mason counties
- Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish counties
- Okanagan, Chelan, Douglas, Grant counties
- Clark, Skamania, Klickitat counties
Nicole Murphy
Email: Nicole@acommonvoice.org
Phone: 253-732-1019
- Kittitas, Yakima, Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Whitman, Garfield, Asotin counties
- Spokane, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Adams counties
- Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap counties
- Grays Harbor, Lewis, and Pacific counties
Attend a support or consultation group
The COPE project offers virtual support groups for parents/caregivers residing in each region. You can meet other parents, hear their stories, share your story, and get helpful information. Support group meetings occur twice a month using a Zoom virtual platform.
King county
- First Tuesday of every month
10 to 11 a.m.
Register: King County (a.m.) - Second Tuesday of every month
4 to 5 p.m.
Register: King County (p.m.)
Thurston-Mason county
- First Thursday of every month
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Register: Thurston-Mason (a.m.) - Second Thursday of every month
6 to 7 p.m.
Register: Thurston-Mason (p.m.)
Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat counties
- First Wednesday of every month
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register: Southwest (a.m.) - Third Wednesday of every month
6 to 7 p.m.
Register: Southwest (p.m.)
Whatcom, Skagit, and Snohomish Counties
- Second Wednesday of every month
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register: North Sound (a.m.) - Fourth Wednesday of every month
6 to 7 p.m.
Register: North Sound (p.m.)
Okanogan, Chelan, Douglas, and Grant Counties
- First Friday of every month
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register: North Central (a.m.) - Third Friday of every month
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Register: North Central (p.m.)
Pierce County
- Second Tuesday of every month
10 to 11 a.m.
Register: Pierce (a.m.) - Every Tuesday of the month
6 to 8 p.m.
Register: Pierce (p.m.)
Clallam, Jefferson, and Kitsap Counties
- First Monday of every month
10 to 11 a.m.
Register: Salish (a.m.) - Third Monday of every month
5 to 6 p.m.
Register: Salish (p.m.)
Grays Harbor, Pacific, Lewis, and Cowlitz Counties
- First Wednesday of every month
10 to 11 a.m.
Register: Great Rivers (a.m.) - Third Wednesday of every month
5 to 6 p.m.
Register: Great Rivers (p.m.)
Kittitas, Yakima, Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Whitman, Garfield, and Asotin Counties
- Second Wednesday of every month
10 to 11 a.m.
Register: Greater Columbia (a.m.) - Fourth Wednesday of every month
5 to 6 p.m.
Register: Greater Columbia (p.m.)
Spokane, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, and Adams Counties
- Second Monday of every month
10 to 11 a.m.
Register: Spokane (a.m.) - Fourth Monday of every month
5 to 6 p.m.
Register: Spokane (p.m.)
King, Pierce, Thurston, and Mason counties
- Fourth Thursday of every month
5-6:30 p.m.
Register
Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, Okanogan, Chelan, Douglas, or Grant counties
- Third Friday of every month
5-6:30 p.m.
Register
Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Lewis, Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania, or Klickitat counties
- First Wednesday
5-6:30 p.m.
Register
Kittitas, Yakima, Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Whitman, Garfield, Asotin, Spokane, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln and Adams counties
- First Thursday
5-6:30 p.m.
Register