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(v) Grants to the office of the superintendent of public 1 instruction for life skills training to children and youth; 2 (vi) Maintaining increased prevention and treatment service 3 provided by tribes and federally recognized American Indian 4 organization to children and youth; 5 (vii) Maintaining increased residential treatment services for 6 children and youth; 7 (viii) Training and technical assistance for the implementation 8 of evidence-based, research based, and promising programs which 9 prevent or reduce substance use disorder; 10 (ix) Expenditures into the home visiting services account; and 11 (x) Grants to community-based programs that provide prevention 12 services or activities to youth. 13 (b) The authority must allocate the amounts provided in (a) of 14 this subsection amongst the specific activities proportionate to the 15 fiscal year 2021 allocation. 16 (23)(a) $1,125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 17 fiscal year 2024 and $1,125,000 of the general fund—state 18 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 is provided solely for Spokane 19 behavioral health entities to implement services to reduce 20 utilization and the census at eastern state hospital. Such services 21 must include: 22 (i) High intensity treatment team for persons who are high 23 utilizers of psychiatric inpatient services, including those with co- 24 occurring disorders and other special needs; 25 (ii) Crisis outreach and diversion services to stabilize in the 26 community individuals in crisis who are at risk of requiring 27 inpatient care or jail services; 28 (iii) Mental health services provided in nursing facilities to 29 individuals with dementia, and consultation to facility staff 30 treating those individuals; and 31 (iv) Services at the 16-bed evaluation and treatment facility. 32 (b) At least annually, the Spokane county behavioral health 33 entities shall assess the effectiveness of these services in reducing 34 utilization at eastern state hospital, identify services that are not 35 optimally effective, and modify those services to improve their 36 effectiveness. 37 (24) $1,850,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 38 fiscal year 2024, $1,850,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 39 p. 256 ESSB 5187.SL