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(29) $708,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2024, $708,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2025, and $1,598,000 of the general fund—federal 3 appropriation are provided solely for implementing mental health peer 4 respite centers and a pilot project to implement a mental health 5 drop-in center in accordance with chapter 324, Laws of 2019 (2SHB 6 1394). 7 (30) $800,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 8 year 2024, $800,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 9 fiscal year 2025, and $1,452,000 of the general fund—federal 10 appropriation are provided solely for the authority to implement 11 strategies related to suicide prevention and treatment. 12 (31) $446,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 13 year 2024, $446,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 14 fiscal year 2025, and $178,000 of the general fund—federal 15 appropriation are provided solely for the University of Washington's 16 evidence-based practice institute which supports the identification, 17 evaluation, and implementation of evidence-based or promising 18 practices. The institute must work with the authority to develop a 19 plan to seek private, federal, or other grant funding in order to 20 reduce the need for state general funds. The authority must collect 21 information from the institute on the use of these funds and submit a 22 report to the office of financial management and the appropriate 23 fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1st of each year of 24 the biennium. 25 (32) As an element of contractual network adequacy requirements 26 and reporting, the authority shall direct managed care organizations 27 to make all reasonable efforts to develop or maintain contracts with 28 provider networks that leverage local, federal, or philanthropic 29 funding to enhance effectiveness of medicaid-funded integrated care 30 services. These networks must promote medicaid clients' access to a 31 system of services that addresses additional social support services 32 and social determinants of health as defined in RCW 43.20.025 in a 33 manner that is integrated with the delivery of behavioral health and 34 medical treatment services. 35 (33) $9,000,000 of the criminal justice treatment account—state 36 appropriation is provided solely for the authority to maintain 37 funding for new therapeutic courts created or expanded during fiscal 38 year 2021, or to maintain the fiscal year 2021 expansion of services 39 p. 258 ESSB 5187.SL