Dickerson http://nwpr.org en Wash. Lawmaker Pushes ‘Evidence-Based’ Treatments For Mentally Ill Youth http://nwpr.org/post/wash-lawmaker-pushes-%E2%80%98evidence-based%E2%80%99-treatments-mentally-ill-youth <p>OLYMPIA, Wash. &ndash; &ldquo;Talk therapy&rdquo; may work in some cases. But a Washington state lawmaker says it&rsquo;s time to invest in evidence-based programs to treat mentally ill youth. This past fall we brought you a series of stories on failures in how the Northwest treats young people with serious mental health issues. Correspondent Austin Jenkins has this update from Olympia. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:50:48 +0000 Austin Jenkins 2590 at http://nwpr.org Wash. Lawmaker Pushes ‘Evidence-Based’ Treatments For Mentally Ill Youth