Crossposted from Cultivating Connections

King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is taking a major step forward in our commitment to behavioral health and crisis response by securing a permanent location for a new sobering center in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood. Part of DCHS’ crisis services available to King County residents, this new center will provide a safe space for people to sleep off the effects of acute alcohol or drug intoxication or opiate overdose and is the result of years of planning and a concerted effort to engage the neighborhood community.

Expected to open this year, this center will be available 24/7 to meet the growing needs of our community and connect more people to treatment, lifesaving interventions, and a path to recovery. It will be operated by Pioneer Human Services and be able to serve up to 40 people at a time.  Read more.