Risk of Violence to Others | Bree Collaborative

Congratulations to our 2024 Bree Collaborative award winner for Best Practices in Risk of Violence Towards Others

Community Health Plan of Washington

The 2016 Washington State Supreme Court decision Volk v. DeMeerleer expanded the health care provider’s duty to warn potential victims of a patient’s violence. This workgroup recommended clinical best practices for providers caring for patients who may exhibit homicidal ideation. The workgroup met from January 2019 to January 2020 and recommendations were adopted in January 2020.

Previous Meeting Materials

Date	Materials
January 6	Agenda January 6 2020 Minutes October 10 Minutes January 6 2020 Recommendations Risk of Violence to Others
October 10	Agenda October 10 Minutes September 12 Draft Recommendations Risk of Violence
September 12	Agenda September 12 Minutes July 11 Minutes August 1
August 1	Agenda August 1 Minutes July 11 Draft Recommendations Risk of Violence to Others
July 11	Agenda July 11 Minutes June 13 Draft Recommendations
June 13	Agenda June 13 Minutes May 23 Draft Recommendations Risk of Violence
May 23	Agenda May 23 Minutes April 25 Draft Recommendations Risk of Violence to Others
April 25	Agenda April 25 Minutes March 14 Risk of Violence Literature Review 2019 Involuntary Treatment Act Investigations Suicide Care Recommendations Summary
March 14	Agenda March 14 Minutes February 21 Ohio Duty to Protect Summary Suicide Care Recommendations
February 21	Agenda February 21 Minutes January 17 Draft Charter and Roster Presentation Duty to Protect Ohio Duty to Protect
January 17	Agenda January 17 Bree Presentation Slides Charter and Roster Conflict of Interest Form OPMA Training Roster

Workgroup Members

Member	Title	Organization
Kim Moore, MD (chair)	Associate Chief Medical Director	CHI Franciscan
G. Andrew Benjamin, JD, PhD, ABPP	Clinical Psychologist, Affiliate Professor of Law	University of Washington
Kate Comtois, PhD, MPH	Professor	Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Harborview Medical Center
Jaclyn Greenberg, JD, LLM	Policy Director, Legal Affairs	Washington State Hospital Association
Laura Groshong, LICSW	Private Practitioner	Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work
Ian Harrel, MSW	Chief Operating Officer	Behavioral Health Resources
Marianne Marlow, MA, LMHC	Member	Washington Mental Health Counseling Association
Neetha Mony	State Suicide Prevention Plan Program Manager, Injury & Violence Prevention, Prevention and Community Health	Washington State Department of Health
Kelli Nomura, MBA	Behavioral Health Administrator	King County
Mary Ellen O’Keefe, ARNP, MN, MBA	Clinical Nurse Specialist – Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing; President Elect	Association of Advanced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
Jennifer Piel, MD, JD	Psychiatrist	Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington
Jeffrey Sung, MD	Member	Washington State Psychiatric Association
Samantha Slaughter, PsyD	Member	WA State Psychological Association
Adrian Tillery		Harborview Mental Health and Addiction Services
Amanda Ibaraki Stine, LMFTA	Member	Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapists

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