Downtown Emergency Service Center

Treatment center

At a glance

Address
515 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Levels of care
OutpatientTelemedicine
Ages served
Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
Languages
Sign language

Detox and medication

Detox

  • Not offered: Opioids
  • Not offered: Alcohol
  • Not offered: Benzodiazepines
  • Not offered: Methamphetamines
  • Not offered: Cocaine

Medication assisted treatment

  • Offered: Buprenorphine
  • Offered: Naltrexone
  • Not offered: Methadone

Services and programs

Services

Mental health treatmentRecovery support services

Special programs

Mental health disorders

Other treatment centers close by

Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.

Meetings in Seattle

Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.

Questions people ask about Downtown Emergency Service Center

Which levels of care does Downtown Emergency Service Center have?

They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Seattle has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

Is detox part of what Downtown Emergency Service Center offers?

No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Seattle offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.

Can Downtown Emergency Service Center handle a dual diagnosis?

They treat both. Confirm it for the specific diagnosis rather than in general, because mental health treatment and recovery support services covers a lot of ground and Seattle may have a narrower service than a bigger city would.

Can Downtown Emergency Service Center treat someone who does not speak English?

They offer treatment in Sign language. Whether that means a counselor who speaks it or an interpreter is worth asking, and Seattle has 8 other centers to ask.

Are remote sessions an option at Downtown Emergency Service Center?

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Seattle.

Is there a sliding scale?

It ranges from nothing at all, in a state funded program, to figures that need a payment plan. Some centers hold a small number of funded places and do not advertise them, so the question is worth asking out loud. Ask what someone on your plan usually ends up paying, which is a different question from the list price.

Do I have to tell them it is court ordered?

Plenty of programs accept referrals from a court, a probation officer or a child welfare agency. Whether a program satisfies a particular order is a question for the court or the officer rather than for the center alone. Keep your own record of every session attended.

What are the usual program lengths?

The number quoted is almost always the first block, and the whole arc of treatment runs longer than that block. Partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient sit between residential and standard outpatient care, at a few hours a day. Call (844) 822-5800 to talk through which level of care fits what you are dealing with.

(844) 822-5800