Gov. Bob Ferguson says Washington’s mental health system faces rising demand and funding pressures after his four-day visit ...

Governor Bob Ferguson spends a week at Western State Hospital to understand the facility and behavioral health care challenges in Washington.

Western State Hospital — located in Lakewood, near Tacoma — is Washington’s primary psychiatric facility, serving forensic patients sent from jails or criminal courts and civil patients from ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson worked from the campus of Western State Hospital in Lakewood this week and toured the construction site of the new 350-bed forensic hospital, which is slated to open in 2028.