Western State Hospital patient dies at campus construction site

A patient at Washington's largest psychiatric hospital was found dead on the campus Monday, after going missing the previous day.

State withdrew trauma therapy three months before Western State patient's body found

KING 5 has obtained exclusive information about the man who allegedly died by suicide by jumping from a crane at the state's biggest psychiatric hospital.
Yakima Herald-Republic

Ferguson warns of strain on state hospital system after Western State visit

During his campaign, Gov. Bob Ferguson promised to spend a week working at Western State Hospital to better understand the challenges facing the state’s largest psychiatric facility. Following a ...
The Bellingham Herald

Construction of new WA psychiatric hospital ‘on scope, on schedule, on budget’

The construction of the new $947 million Western State Hospital facility is charging ahead and on track for completion, officials announced on Nov. 6. Sean Murphy, deputy assistant secretary of the ...
NPR

How systemic failures turn state mental hospitals into prisons

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Tyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old son will kill or be killed. "That's what I'm trying to avoid," said Ferguson, who still calls Quincy Jackson III her baby. She remembers a ...