Quarterly 2025
This quarter is filled with many exciting updates, our gratitude for your ongoing support, and ways you can make a difference in the new year! Download our Quarterly 2025 Newsletter […]
Remembering Brian MacKenzie
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of our former board member and chair Brian MacKenzie. Brian served on the Lifeline Connections Board of Directors for more […]
Farewell to Kinh, Welcome New CFO Dan Ryan
Chief Financial Officer Kinh Reynolds decided to step down from her role at Lifeline Connections to focus on her health, wellness, and personal life. Kinh has been a fantastic addition […]
Boeing Grant Boosts Healing for Veterans at Lifeline Connections
Lifeline Connections is honored to announce the award of a generous grant from Boeing to support the life-changing services offered in our Windhaven Veterans Program (WVP), a part of our […]
Building Blocks for Success
Lifeline Connections’ Therapeutic Specialty Courts (TSC) teams in Clark County and the North Sound Region actively engage in life-changing work by providing assessments and diversion treatment as a sentencing alternative […]
Save the Date for A Lifeline to Wellbeing 2025
Join Lifeline Connections for our annual fundraising luncheon, A Lifeline to Wellbeing! This special afternoon brings our community together in ensuring behavioral health treatment and services are available, especially for […]
Michelle’s Journey to Wellness
Shortly before the COVID pandemic began, Michelle’s mom, who was her best friend and biggest supporter, passed away. Though Michelle had previously developed skills to manage her substance use disorder, […]
Providing Hope and Healing Across Washington
Lifeline Connections has provided behavioral health treatment to individuals and families across Washington state since 1962. With a strong presence in the North Sound region, Lifeline Connections delivers a compassionate […]
Fall 2024
Fall of 2024 brings a season of giving with drives that benefit those in our community that need a little extra help, an inspirational recovery story, program updates, ways you […]
Manage Election Day Stress
How do you manage Election Day stress? It can be hard to manage Election Day stress. Did you know that stress causes anxiety and is the most common mental health […]
Vancouver man turns his life around, with help from DUI Treatment Court
Mack White said he used to drink and drive every day, but he has been sober for years now, and he has the tools to remain sober thanks to a […]
Target Zero: DUI Treatment Court provides intense therapy for high-risk offenders
Judge Abigail Bartlett praises graduates of a program designed to give people tools to rehabilitate themselves, ensuring a safer community Paul Valencia ClarkCountyToday.com Her voice cracks a bit when she […]
The Road to Recovery Starts with Family
Jaime (name changed) was only 14 years old when she had her first cigarette. The curiosity to try marijuana came next, and by the time she was 15, she was […]
Summer 2024
Lifeline Connections hosts the annual fundraising luncheon, creates new partnerships, and continues to provide services resources to the community. Download and read our Summer 2024 newsletter to read all of the latest […]
“Horses are the masters of mindfulness”: Lifeline Connections adds animal-assisted therapy to offerings
Animal-assisted therapy can reduce anxiety and loneliness and acts as motivation for clients to stick with therapy, studies say Lifeline Connections is taking its therapy practices to the arena. The […]
PeaceHealth Southwest’s new emergency department will feature Community Health Hub
The first phase of a redesigned emergency department at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver will open to patients July 16. PeaceHealth invited community members, caregivers and nurses to explore […]
New PeaceHealth Southwest Emergency Department expansion nears completion
Community invited to celebrate and tour before it opens to patients Vancouver, Wash. The PeaceHealth Southwest Emergency Department expansion is nearing completion of its first phase of construction and invites […]
Spring 2024
Spring is here, along with our Spring 2024 newsletter. Lifeline Connections celebrates five years in the North Sound region, announces annual fundraising luncheon, and continues to provide valuable resources and […]
Drugs among the leading causes of death among pregnant women in Washington; PeaceHealth Bloom Clinic hopes to change that
Drugs are one of the leading causes of death among pregnant women in Washington, according to a report from the state Department of Health. That dire trend motivates PeaceHealth — which […]
Clark County Jail gets $270K from opioid suit to fund addiction treatment for inmates
Nine local organizations awarded almost $1M from Clark County Opioid Abatement Council The Clark County Opioid Abatement Council awarded almost $1 million in grants Wednesday to nine organizations that provide […]
Lifeline Connections’ Camp Mariposa helps children affected by substance use
Program of Vancouver behavioral health organization offers kids education, fun The butterfly symbolizes transformation and embarking on a new phase of life. And that’s exactly what Lifeline Connections’ children’s camp […]
Alcohol Awareness Month: Choosing A Treatment Facility
Alcohol Awareness Month is a time to bring awareness and understanding to the huge impact that Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) can have on a person’s life and those around them. […]
Winter 2024
Winter brings a new year and gratitude for the one that has past. Lifeline Connections is grateful for the past year’s community engagement, its programs, and the employees and partnerships […]
Eight homeless people have died in Vancouver since mid-December, city hopes emergency declaration will speed response
Rate of deaths in 2023 prompted city’s emergency declaration Every eight days between mid-December and late January, a person experiencing homelessness in Vancouver died. “We are already on track to […]
