Washington’s Statewide and Regional Family, Youth, System Partner Round Tables (FYSPRTs) are based on System of Care values and exemplify meaningful power-sharing in decision-making through its innovative tri-lead structure that gives families, youth, and youth serving system representatives equal authority and voice in shaping behavioral health services for children, youth and their families.
The Regional FYSPRTs are community-based forums which embrace that youth and families can and should have an active role in how behavioral health systems serve them. FYSPRTs strengthen local collaborations and resources and work to identify and address recurring behavioral health service gaps, needs, and barriers. FYSPRTs also inform statewide policy, through the Child, Youth and Family Behavioral Health Governance Structure, with the goal of improving outcomes for youth and families across Washington. The tri-lead model is designed to ensure family, youth and system partners are working together to lead the identification of service gaps and needs, and to influence local, state and legislative level policymaking and program implementation.
