Continuous Recruitment for Alcohol and Drug Treatment Providers
An open application process to become a Treatment Provider is available year round. Please see the information link to the left to review instructions for becoming a contracted treatment provider with Spokane County. Applications received prior to April 16, 2008, may be eligible for consideration for the July 2008 - June 2009 contract year.
Effective December 1, 2007, we will be soliciting services for eligible clients enrolled in the Access to Recovery Program.
Qualified Providers may offer Recovery Support Service Case Management services. If you are not a Qualified Provider, please see the information link to the left of this announcement for information about applying to become a Qualified Provider.
Community Vendors may offer services to eligible clients such as housing and utility assistance, transportation, childcare, counseling, dental work, clothing, etc. Please see the information link to the left about applying to become a Qualified Provider.
ATR services are tentatively scheduled to begin January 1, 2008 and continue through June 30, 2011 or until funding has been exhausted.
Treatment is available now!
Treatment is immediately available at no cost for people who are a part of the following priority populations:
Low-income youth (200% of poverty level)
Medicaid - eligible youth
SSI recipients - Aged, Blind, Disabled
GAX recipients
General Assistance Unemployable (GAU) recipients
TANF recipients - (Temporary Aid for Needy Families)
Any other Medicaid eligible persons
In addition to free treatment services, adults in the above priority populations are eligible for additional social support services through the Access to Recovery Program. Clients are referred to the program by their treatment providers. Financial assistance is available for a wide variety of recovery support services including housing, childcare, mental health counseling, prescription medications, dental care, faith based recovery programs, etc. There is no better time to take control of your future.
Substance Abuse Treatment General Information
Substance Abuse Treatment programs are funded through a contract with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (DASA). Programs focus on individuals and families who suffer from the consequences of substance abuse or addiction and who are representative of low income, indigent or specialized populations.
Treatment programs are available for adults, youth, pregnant and parenting women, and people with co-occurring disorders (substance abuse and mental health issues).
The services offered by our System of Care Providers include:
Outreach and Education
Chemical Dependency Assessment
Mental Health Assessment
Screening for Co-Occurring Disorders
Sub-Acute Detoxification
Sobering Services
ADATSA Program Treatment and Stipend
Individual and Group Therapy
Outpatient Treatment Services
Inpatient Treatment Services
Court Ordered Treatment Services
Involuntary Treatment Services
Interim Services
Support services such as childcare, travel, mental health treatment, housing, access to health care, recovery care, etc.
If you are without insurance and/or financial resources and in need of treatment in Spokane, you can start the treatment process by:
Contacting your local DSHS Community Service Office:
North Spokane
(509) 227-2333
Southwest Spokane
(509) 227-2494
Valley Office
(509) 227-2835
Contacting your caseworker at the Division of Children and Family Services Office.
Being admitted to Community Detox of Spokane for detoxification services and linkage to treatment programs, (509) 477-4632.
Contacting the CHIPS Program at Spokane Regional Health District, (509) 324-1420.
Adult Services:
Camas Path
(509) 789-7630
New Horizon Care Centers
(509) 838-6092
North East Washington Treatment Alternatives (NEWTA)
(509) 327-3443
Partners with Families and Children
(509) 473-4810
SPARC (Spokane Addiction Recovery Center)
(509) 624-5228
YFA (Youth, Family and Adult) Connections (aka STEPPS)
(509) 532-2000
Youth Services:
Daybreak of Spokane
(509) 444-7033
Excelsior Youth Center
(509) 328-7041
NATIVE Project
(509) 325-5502
North East Washington Treatment Alternatives (NEWTA)
The Substance Abuse Advisory Board consists of up to 12 members appointed by the Spokane County Board of Commissioners. Members are chosen for their demonstrated concern for alcoholism and other drug addiction problems. Members of the Board are representative of the community, and we encourage members of minority groups and people in recovery to participate in our Advisory Board. It is helpful in the review process if applicants identify themselves as people in recovery or as a member of a minority group.
Unless otherwise scheduled, the advisory board meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 4:00 p.m. in the Community Services Building at 312 West 8th Avenue in the 5th floor conference room.
If you are interested in applying to the Substance Abuse Advisory Board, please print the attached application below, complete and sign the document, and mail it to the Board of County Commissioners, 1116 West Broadway Avenue, Spokane, WA 99260, Attention Kristin Condon.
For additional information, you are encouraged to read the related advisory board attachments below or you may contact Dan Finn at (509) 477-4507 or .
Thank you for your interest.
Spokane County Board/Commission Membership Application
Substance Abuse Treatment
