Citizen Tacoma
Citizen Tacoma
Channel 253
Joe LeRoy and Dr. Maryann Woodruff talk children’s mental health
52 minutes Posted Aug 9, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
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This episode, Citizen Tacoma is joined by two community leaders—Joe LeRoy of Hope Sparks, and Dr. Mary Ann Woodruff of Pediatrics Northwest. We discuss the overall state of children’s mental health in Tacoma and Pierce County, and we also dig deep on an innovative model between Hope Sparks and Pediatrics Northwest that attends to children’s mental health as part of regular pediatric visits. This collaboration could be a template for more services to youth in the region and beyond.

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A Team Approach for Behavioral Health Care at Pediatrics Northwest (.pdf)

Hope Sparks

Pediatrics Northwest

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