Effective October 1, 2022, the Office of Behavioral Health Advocacy (OBHA) has replaced the behavioral health ombuds service.

OBHA provides behavioral health advocacy services to individuals needing access to and current recipients of behavioral health services in WA. OBHA is tasked with ensuring that the rights of recipients of behavioral health services are respected, and that services are responsive to individual’s’ needs. OBHA provides recommendations to local, regional, and stated wide community and governmental entities to bring about changes in laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures that will improve the qualify of behavioral health services for WA residents.