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Treatment Services

For free, confidential information about state-funding and treatment and recovery resources, contact the Washington Recovery Help Line at 1-866-789-1511 or  http://www.warecoveryhelpline.org/. 

 Teen Link help line for teens:  866-833-6546 or http://866teenlink.org/

People are eligible for state-funded treatment services if they are low-income and assessed as alcohol or other drug dependent.  DBHR is committed to funding quality care that is cost-effective.


The highest priority groups for state and federally funded intervention and treatment services are

  • Pregnant women who use IV drugs
  • Pregnant women
  • Others who use IV drugs
  • Post-partum women (up to one year)


The second highest priority groups are:

  • Parents/legal guardians involved with Child Protective Services
  • Parenting adults
  • Youth

Alcohol/Drug Detoxification
Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment (for mental health and substance use disorders)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program
Diagnostic Evaluation
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Interagency Workgroup
Intensive Inpatient Treatment
Involuntary Treatment of Alcoholics
Long Term Residential Treatment
Methadone Treatment for Opiate Dependency
Outpatient TreatmentParent Child Assistance Program
Pregnant and Parenting Women (with child care): inpatient and outpatient treatment Parent/Child Assistance Program
Safe Babies, Safe Moms (Comprehensive Program Evaluation Project)
Translation Services (including interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing)
Transportation Assistance
Youth Inpatient, Outpatient and Detox Treatment

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