SEATTLE — Northpoint Washington's new 44-bed inpatient facility in Edmonds. "We're going to treat co-occurring conditions," said Vice President Logan Stroud, "People are going to come to us with a substance use disorder, but they're also going to have some underlying mental health disorder that we're also going to treat."
Northpoint Washington's programs are evidenced-based, integrated approaches that help individuals seek treatment, go back to work, repair relationships with friends and families, and feel at home in their community.
"We always look at co-existing disorders," said Robert Castan, President of Northpoint Washington, "We're a full inpatient facility with staff-to-patient ratios that are some of the highest in the country."
Depression, a lack of sleep, or other factors could lead to someone coping with drugs and alcohol. If these issues remain unaddressed, people can feel even more lost and alone, and go back to where they started, Castan said.
In addition to the treatment of substance and mental health disorders, community involvement is a major component of the road to recovery.
"If you go into an inpatient facility for 21 to 28 days and all of a sudden you leave, you're kind of thrown back into the community, you don't know what's going on," said Castan. "We always like to integrate them into the community throughout the entire inpatient program."
Northpoint Washington has been working with local healthcare systems and legislators to make sure the transition for patients is seamless and they remain connected with resources.
"28 days or even a year is not always enough for everybody so we always make sure we're reintegrating with local communities so they have resources wherever they're going," said Castan.
After patients graduate their program, they receive a mug with their name and sobriety date at what's called the "Mugging Ceremony", where friends and family can come together and reflect about their journey with sobriety.
The Mugging Ceremony offers a glimpse of hope to families and patients who are involved with Northpoint Washington.
"We sometimes get discouraged like, 'are these people going to get better?'" said Castan. "I think the hope is when you watch videos like the Mugging Ceremony and you see moms and daughters and sons and these people who are amazing human beings. They get somebody who wraps their arms around them and gives them services and says 'You can change your life.'"
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE: Before their opening day on April 29th, Northpoint Washington is holding a public open house on Friday, April 26th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 7416 212th St. SW, Edmonds. Edmonds Mayor Dave Early will cut the ribbon to open the new facility at 11:45 a.m.
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