Crossposted from Cultivating Connections

King County Executive Shannon Braddock joined the City of Seattle and Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) this week to celebrate the opening of the new Opioid Recovery and Care Access (ORCA) Center and shared a tour of the new facility on Instagram.

The ORCA Center offers people a welcoming place to recover after an overdose and start treatment. It’s an important resource in King County’s work to address local impacts of the opioid crisis.

“Thanks to collaboration across all levels of government to confront the opioid overdose crisis, we now have more resources and capacity to prevent overdoses, respond in real time, provide treatment, and support long-term recovery,” Executive Braddock said. “The new ORCA Center demonstrates our commitment — and action — to ensuring people can access the behavioral health care they need, when they need it.” Read more.