University of Washington’s CoLab

University of Washington’s CoLab has a track record of guiding collaborative processes to translate evidence and insights into effective, sustained practice in real community contexts. The processes CoLab recently guided to develop King County’s and Okanogan County’s Youth Wellness Policies exemplify many of the principles and aspirations outlined in Washington Thriving’s Strategic Plan.

University of Washington’s SMART Center has worked to build a K-12 social worker workforce in rural districts, and worked with Washington’s school districts and ESDs to define and assist with Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) and screening in K12 settings.