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HomeMy WebLinkAbout072222 FW_ Friday 5 _ Mental Health _ COVID _ Cybesecurity _ Housing _ JLARC ________________________________ From: Washington Counties | WSAC Sent: Friday, July 22, 2022 9:59:50 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Friday 5 | Mental Health | COVID | Cybesecurity | Housing | JLARC ________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ This week's wrap up of county news. July 22, 2022 <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a/images/cf04e6fd-150d-4420-a926-ee7a36f2d944.png> FEDERAL NEWS New 988 Hotline is the 911 for Mental Health Emergencies The United States’ first nationwide three-digit mental health crisis hotline went live last Saturday. It’s designed to be as easy to remember and use as 911, but instead of a dispatcher sending police, firefighters or paramedics, 988 will connect callers with trained mental health counselors. The federal government has provided over $280 million to help states create systems that will do much more, including mobile mental health crisis teams that can be sent to people’s homes and emergency mental health centers, similar to urgent care clinics that treat physical aches and pains. Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=3182fc461b&e=30e2d4045f> <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=b42b8aeec8&e=30e2d4045f> COUNTY NEWS New CDC rating for COVID in Tri-Cities Means Thousands of Workers in WA Must Wear Masks Both Benton and Franklin counties have new ratings of “high” for COVID-19 community levels from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s the worst rating for the counties in recent months and up from ratings of “low” just a week ago. The CDC recommends that people in the two counties wear masks indoors in public. The rating also triggers a requirement that workers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Hanford nuclear reservation wear face masks. Tests of wastewater for genetic material of the coronavirus also show a high level of the virus in the Tri-Cities. The total level announced Thursday exceeds the peak in cases over the past winter that were fueled by the original omicron variant. Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=c07dc7104d&e=30e2d4045f> FEDERAL NEWS SecurityScorecard Partners with the National Association of Counties to Improve Cybersecurity Posture of Local Governments Across the U.S. In its ongoing effort to improve the security posture of federal, state and local government agencies, SecurityScorecard, the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, today announced a partnership with The National Association of Counties (NACo). Through this partnership, U.S. county governments will gain access to SecurityScorecard’s cybersecurity ratings platform to monitor and improve cybersecurity risk. Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=ec56532fa1&e=30e2d4045f> COUNTY NEWS Skagit County Distributes $1.2 Million for Affordable Housing The Skagit County Commissioners agreed to award about $1.2 million to help five nonprofits fund new affordable apartment projects. This money will likely be distributed over the next month as the county works with the nonprofits to finalize contracts, according to Megan Starr, housing resource coordinator with county Public Health. At $661,848, the largest grant will go to the Housing Authority of Skagit County to cover the completion of a 58-unit apartment complex on College Way in Mount Vernon, Starr said at a county work session July 12. Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=5494265f62&e=30e2d4045f> <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=f82a8fb8cf&e=30e2d4045f> COUNTY NEWS JLARC Public Records Reporting Extension The public records reporting system has reopened to accept reports of 2021 data until August 31, 2022. If your agency has not already done so, please submit your report and/or reporting status to the Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee by August 31, 2022, by logging into the reporting site. 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