Washington Recovery Helpline completes first year with more than 6,300 calls

WA Recovery Helpline is approaching the end of its first year! We have received 6,283 calls since July of 2011. Each month the number grows. In March alone, we answered 1376 calls! The WA Recovery Help Line is overseen by a Recovery Coordinator who is a Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professional. She works with a team of trained Recovery Specialists, Chemical Dependency Professional Trainees, Interns and volunteers. Calls are answered to assist the caller in finding the resources they need in the areas of substance abuse, problem gambling and mental health. We are able to locate resources in the local community of the caller. Please pass on our number to everyone you know – 866-789-1511. We continue to be available 24 hours a year, 365 days a year!

Michael Reading, MS, NCC, LMHC
Director of Crisis Services

Robyn Smith, MSW, CDP
Recovery Coordinator

This month we highlight some great resources in Pierce County, WA.

Pierce County Resources

Asian American Chemical Dependency Treatment Services (ACTS) recognizes the tremendous needs and wants of people’s solution in their family conflicts, but are not willing to come out of their secret due to the cultural myths and stigma. They are concerned about the dilemma in which parents cover up for their children’s drug problems until the children become more uncontrollable in their behaviors with drug and alcohol abuse and dependency.

Counseling has not been a part of Asian culture. Drug and alcohol problems are treated as a family secret. They have never thought to seek for help for family problems. Asian families struggle with the dilemma of chemical dependency and what to do.

Since their establishment six years ago, ACTS has been focusing on patients with court ordered DUI and DV charges. ACTS provides services for individuals ages 12 to 18 with psychological, emotional and behavioral problems. We approach the adolescent's treatment through consideration of their social, academic and family environments. Our professionals will target those areas that are going to be critical for recovery.

Tacoma Center Tel: (253) 302-3826 Fax: (253) 267-5212 Address: 8739 S. Hosmer St
Tacoma, WA 98444

Alcohol and Drug Services: MOMS & Women's Recovery

Maternal Outpatient Management & Support, Women's Recovery Center

• To provide public health through reduction of substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse and communicable disease among women, their families and their communities
• To empower women with knowledge, skills and resources
• Confidentiality guaranteed

For more information call 253-798-6655

Childcare Assistance While in Treatment

If you are currently receiving substance abuse treatment at a Pierce County treatment facility you may also be eligible to use our licensed childcare center.

They are conveniently located to treatment facilities. At this time they accept all client children (ages 1-11) regardless of income status. They are staffed with qualified friendly and experienced providers, and offer an ECEAP (Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program) for children four and five years old not yet eligible for kindergarten. The facility works closely with moms in the program offering parenting information, nutrition, health safety and a variety of other services to assist families in a fast and healthy recovery. Please call for your personal tour of our facility.

For more information call 253-798-6014

Providing Essential Mental Health Services to the Citizens of Tacoma and Pierce County: Comprehensive Mental Health is a community-based not-for-profit agency that provides mental health services to children, families and adults in Pierce County. Our highest priority over the years has been in service to those with serious mental illnesses. Founded on the belief that social and emotional problems can be most effectively dealt with in the community we work to be accessible, responsive, consumer-focused, holistic and non-stigmatizing. Underlying these core values in a commitment to a recovery philosophy with the goal of meaningful participation in family and community for those we serve.

Adult Services provides a variety of services for adults that promote recovery and resilience. These may include community support, individual counseling, medication services, psycho-education classes, employment training, financial management, homeless outreach, and residential care.

Children’s Services provides integrated, normalized family-based community care, which draws upon the strengths of the individual, their family and the supporting community. Family treatment and advocacy are an integral part of each service.

Crisis Services provides 24-hour access to emergency services anywhere in Pierce County is now available through a centralized toll-free crisis line. Call 1-800-576-7764.

Comprehensive Mental Health is a participating provider in OptumHealth Pierce RSN, and a member agency of the Washington Community Mental Health Council, the National Council for Community Behavioral Health Care, and the United Way of Pierce County.