Ryther has developed and grown a lot over the last 134 years, largely because of our commitment to adapting to the changing needs of our community. With this spirit of progress in mind, we are excited to unveil our new website! Ryther’s vision of hope and healing lives on through our website. We’ve worked hard […]

As the role of trauma and traumatic stress in the origination of mental health challenges has become clearer, the question “What’s wrong with you” is being replaced by the more pertinent “What happened to you?” This paradigm shift is intended to provide a more effective pathway to treatment. To this end, Ryther has planned to […]

By Kristen Williams, Ryther Volunteer A person never thinks about the life they have had, until they have to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. You never realize how good your life has been, until you hear children talk about their hardships in life; things that a young person should not have to deal with. […]

On July 12-13, six Ryther employees and four community supporters will be participating in the Ride for Ryther, a 202 mile bike ride from Seattle to Portland to raise awareness and funds for Ryther. The team members have been training for months now but, with just one more month to go, have kicked their training […]

The children at Ryther are anxiously awaiting tomorrow morning this afternoon. For some, it takes a lot of extra effort to contain the many feelings and emotions during a time when there is so much excitement in the air. For others, it takes a mix of concentration and distraction to avoid focusing on the fact […]

John Gonzales is the Cottage C Supervisor and team captain of Ride for Ryther. This is his second year riding in the Seattle to Portland Classic to raise funds and awareness for Ryther. A couple of weekends ago I was going on a training ride for the upcoming Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic, a one […]

On July 13-14, a team of seven Ryther supporters, including six staff members, will be cycling 202 miles from Seattle to Portland to raise awareness and funds for Ryther.  Siri Gillespie is one of these riders. Read on to see what inspired Siri to ride: As I begin my back-to-back 50+ mile training bike rides […]

We were informed this week of the passing of Barbara Kilborn, a long time and faithful member of the Ryther League. Barbara was a special friend to the children of Ryther and all who had the pleasure of knowing her. She had that rare combination of qualities like dignity with warmth, humor and kindness. She […]

In mental health and behavioral health care, one’s health status is usually a function of equilibrium of all body functions and systems; is balance achieved and maintained? It seems to me that the health of a government and society can be measured in a similar fashion. Is their equilibrium and or balance in how the […]