For decades, we’ve advocated for a response to drug-related offenses that prioritizes diversion over punishment. Punishment does not solve a public health problem and often exacerbates drug use. “Drug use is a public health issue, and it shouldn’t be criminalized,” explained Brandie Flood, director of community...
The beginning of a new chapter must come at the close of another. We’re fortunate to have a staff comprised of compassionate, people-first professionals who never lose sight of our mission. As we prepare for a new chapter of care at...
Drug overdoses have fluctuated but remained high since peaking in 2023 with 1,340 deaths in King County alone. If someone you know has experienced an overdose and was able to...
Each November, we observe National Homelessness Awareness Month to bring attention to the many factors that can lead to someone experiencing homelessness. This month is also an opportunity to reiterate...
Since 2016, Faith Boyd has brought deep care, compassion, and public health expertise to her community in Tacoma and her role as a board member on ETS’s board of directors....
In August, Evergreen Treatment Services and REACH hosted several events to honor International Overdose Awareness Day. Staff joined Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) and other community partners at Occidental Park,...
ETS supporter Maureen Oscadel reflects on her experience at our first-ever Hike for Recovery in September. Read on for Maureen's takeaways. On September 6, 2025, I joined Evergreen Treatment Services...
Thank you for joining us at the 8th annual Roots of Recovery! After seven years as a luncheon fundraiser, we were proud to welcome guests to the first-ever Roots of...
Our work is about community, showing up for our neighbors, and advocating for every path of recovery. We’re grateful for our participants, staff, and supporters who face seemingly insurmountable obstacles...
Our clients move mountains to make changes that work for them, achieve goals on their terms, and stay in treatment. We’ve walked alongside our participants as they crest peaks and...
Our clients move mountains to make changes that work for them, achieve goals on their terms, and stay in treatment. We’ve walked alongside our participants as they crest peaks and...
Our clients move mountains to make changes that work for them, achieve goals on their terms, and stay in treatment. We’ve walked alongside our participants as they crest peaks and...
This past 2025 legislative session, ETS was proud to show up and represent two important advocacy days at the Washington State Capitol: Recovery Advocacy Day (RAD) on February 6 and...
People in Washington and across the country often want nothing more than to help their friends, family, and community members heal and recover from problematic substance use. But many do...
At ETS, every day is dedicated to transforming lives and building healthier communities. We are thrilled to share our 2023 Annual Report, which highlights the incredible milestones we reached together...
November is National Homelessness Awareness Month. In King County, homelessness is at a record high with more than 16,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given day. Despite what long-held stigma...
Thank you for joining us at the 7th annual Roots of Recovery! ETS welcomed nearly 300 members of our community to celebrate the 7th Annual Roots of Recovery luncheon on...
Sandeep and his daughter on vacation on the Big Island in Hawaii in April 2012. No one’s path to substance use, recurrence of use, or recovery looks the same....
In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, ETS hosted “Together We Can,” a remembrance event for those who’ve died by overdose. Together, our community called for collective action to improve...
Saturday, August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD). IOAD is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember those we’ve lost, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left...
September is National Recovery Month. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) theme for this year is the Art of Recovery, which recognizes the transformative impact of art on...
In July, ETS announced that a third vehicle would join the Treatment in Motion (TIM) program. The newest addition to the TIM fleet will serve people in the Pioneer Square...
In 1973, Evergreen Treatment Services—then Central Maintenance Breakthrough Program—opened amid a national call for war against “public enemy no. 1”—drugs. Despite this difficult and stigmatizing policy environment, ETS opened its...
Image description: Brandie Flood (in the left-middle wearing a blue shirt) surrounded by peers at the ETS 50th anniversary celebration. For fifty years, Evergreen Treatment Services has had the privilege...
Image description: ETS purchased the Seattle Clinic building at 1700 Airport Way S, making the organization first-time property owners and ensuring a consistent presence in the community. Evergreen Treatment Services...
Image description: ETS hosts US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. The visit was part of his national “Turn the Tide on Addiction” campaign to discuss initiatives to combat the opioid...
Image description: Molly Carney in dosing line at the Seattle clinic for an interview with PSBJ. For fifty years, Evergreen Treatment Services has had the privilege of serving the...
Evergreen Treatment Services (ETS) has been transforming lives and communities through innovative and effective addiction services for five decades. A lot has changed in 50 years. In our “ETS by...
For fifty years, Evergreen Treatment Services has had the privilege of serving the greater Puget Sound community. Since first opening its doors in 1973, much has changed about ETS. But...
Thank you for joining us at the 6th annual Roots of Recovery! We are grateful to all who attended our sixth annual Roots of Recovery event. Whether you were supporting...
For fifty years, Evergreen Treatment Services has had the privilege of serving the greater Puget Sound community. Since first opening its doors in 1973, much has changed about ETS. But...
I had been homeless for several years, but that night I did one thing I’d never done before. I slept on a bus bench in front of a heavily trafficked...
Image caption: ETS expanded to 1700 Airport Way in 1997, the current location of our Seattle clinic! Pictured in 1938. Evergreen Treatment Services (ETS) has been transforming lives and...
Image caption: Ron Jackson, directly left of sign, at a methadone clinic in Corpus Christi, TX (Ron Jackson, personal collection) For fifty years, Evergreen Treatment Services has had the...
Image caption: The original service location of ETS, as it stood in 1966, just before it was remodeled for clinic use (Puget Sound Regional Archives) Evergreen Treatment Services (ETS)...
For fifty years, Evergreen Treatment Services has had the privilege of serving the greater Puget Sound community. Since first opening its doors in 1973, much has changed about ETS. But...
On May 18th, we gathered with our staff, board, and community supporters for our 50th Anniversary celebration. Thank you to all who attended for making this such a special event....
For fifty years, Evergreen Treatment Services has had the privilege of serving the greater Puget Sound community. Since first opening its doors in 1973, much has changed about ETS. But...
For fifty years, Evergreen Treatment Services has had the privilege of serving the greater Puget Sound community. Since first opening its doors in 1973, much has changed about ETS –...
Photo credit: Ted Zee A harm reduction approach to substance use means making appropriate services accessible to the people who can most benefit from them. It also means recognizing that...
Photo credit: Ted Zee for Evergreen Treatment Services Housing is a complex process. We spoke with Bonnie Rico, a Housing Specialist with REACH, to learn more about what it...
King County launches the online campaign “Don’t Count Us Out” which aims to reduce the stigma around substance use disorder (SUD). Across the United States, substance use remains stigmatized and...
Photo credit: Ted Zee for Evergreen Treatment Services Evergreen Treatment Services provides evidence-informed recovery services for clients seeking substance use treatment. Substance use is often the result of traumas and...
ETS is committed to harm reduction. A core tenet of this approach is "meeting people where they are." To live out this commitment, ETS shows up in different spaces to...
Kimá Joy Taylor, MD, MPH, is the founder and managing principal of Anka Consulting, a health care consulting firm, and a non-resident fellow at the Urban Institute. Eliminating health disparities...
Our clinic staff show up every day supporting patients on their road to recovery. | Photo credit: Paul Ishii More than 81,000 people died from overdose in the United States...
Evergreen Treatment Services, as part of its commitment to providing evidence-informed, relationship-centered care deeply rooted in harm reduction and social equity, is learning and evolving! We are working to further...
Since its inception as a program of Evergreen Treatment Services in 1996, REACH has worked to improve the quality of life for adults who are living outside in the greater...
We recently spoke with Meghan, a patient for over three years, about her early life, her decision to seek treatment, and how Evergreen Treatment Services helped her believe recovery was...
National Nurses Week, May 6-12, celebrates nurses and their tremendous work providing healthcare services to the people in need of care. Evergreen Treatment Services recognizes our substance use treatment is...
Metropolist Donates more than $27,000 in 2021 and more than $46,000 over the lifetime of our partnership Serving unhoused people is central to Evergreen Treatment Services’ mission. This work is...
“Care, respect, funding, and coordination are the needed alternatives to fear, anger, and sweeping encampments away.” By Betsy Wells, ETS Board member— I serve on the Board of Evergreen...
A seamless transition from the criminal legal system is nearly impossible without the right support in place. As Jeremy Lemoine puts it, “Even if you have all the willpower in...
A Conversation with Hospitality and Engagement Specialist Lead, Tinesha Harmon Tinesha Harmon is the Hospitality and Engagement Specialist Lead at Evergreen Treatment Services. In her role, she is responsible for...
November 19th marks the final day of Trans Awareness week, which aims to raise the visibility of trans and gender diverse people and address issues the community faces. It also...
REACH team member David Delgado, recently spoke at the Real Change 27th Anniversary celebration. As the keynote speaker, Delgado relayed his experiences supporting unhoused people in Seattle’s University District (U...
Our 4th Annual Event: Roots of Recovery brought the community together and raised $145,000 to strengthen the community! This year’s Roots of Recovery event was held on the final day of National Recovery Month, September 30th. All month long, we emphasized the...
“It is absolutely Dwight’s choice, because he knows the hardship of having a substance use disorder and the barriers this has created in his life.” Febben Fekadu has worked with...
“My only memory of my great grandfather was him dying with a bottle of alcohol between his legs.” It’s a dark memory for a man who has dedicated his life...
All of our patients have a story. We recently sat down with Sherry to hear the story of how she overcame the traumatic events of her early life to become...
This month is REACH’s 25th anniversary. We interviewed the four REACH directors to highlight each of the mission areas — community justice, outreach, integrated care, and housing. Brandie Flood is...
Header photo courtesy of the CoLEAD program and Minea Herwitz This month is the 25th anniversary of REACH. Throughout the month we will be interviewing the four new REACH...
This month is the 25th anniversary of REACH. To mark the occasion, we’re interviewing our four new REACH directors to highlight the organization’s mission areas. Karen Salinas is the Director...
This month is the 25th anniversary of REACH. Throughout the month we will interview our four new REACH directors to highlight each of our mission areas. Michelle Conley is the...
After 33 years of serving ETS, Board Member and former Administrative Director Jack Eckrem is retiring. We sat down with Jack and asked him a few questions about his...
Becky Gilley does outreach with our unhoused community in the SODO neighborhood of Seattle. Becky has been with the REACH program since 2016, she is currently an outreach care...
Start making a difference for the people ETS serves right now! Make hygiene kits at home and contact info@evergreentreatment.org to coordinate a drop-off. A hygiene kit can include: Shampoo/Conditioner Body...
The numbers don’t lie. Despite making up only six percent of the overall population in King County, 39 percent of people who are unhoused are from Black and Indigenous communities....
Throughout the pandemic and before, ETS has been providing support to unhoused people following a core principle of harm reduction: meet people where they are. Recently this has come in...
Donavan Lam is Evergreen Treatment Services’ new Chief Financial Officer. He joined the team at the beginning of 2021. Prior to ETS, Donavan was the CFO at YouthCare, a Seattle-based...
Frontline behavioral healthcare workers provide a vital service in King County and often these roles are underpaid, undervalued, and underappreciated. In addition, many of these folks are Black, Indigenous, and/or...
In the midst of the pandemic, when non-profits were scrambling to pivot the form of their service to the community, Emerald City Music reached out to Evergreen Treatment Services to...
At our 3rd Annual Event: Roots of Recovery, King 5's Mark Wright interviewed journalist and author Maia Szalavitz. Among many topics in this dynamic interview, Maia discussed what's wrong with...
One of ETS’ core principles—and a principle of harm reduction more broadly—is to meet people where they are. Figuratively, this means meeting people where they are on their recovery journeys...
At Evergreen Treatment Services (ETS), we succeed when our patients succeed. In the video below, you will hear two stories of recovery. One is from Rachel, a patient at...
In case you missed it, our 3rd Annual Event: Roots of Recovery was a huge success! We raised a record-breaking $136,000! Listen to author Maia Szalavitz and REACH’s own Brandie...
Brandie Flood has been serving people who struggle with homelessness and drug use for more than ten years at REACH. Brandie was born and raised in the Rainier Beach neighborhood...
We introduced our supporters to Brandon back in 2014 when he was well into recovery as a patient at Evergreen Treatment Services and studying molecular biology at Western Washington University....
By Michelle Conley and Brandie Flood, REACH program— Incarceration and recidivism rates in King County make clear that our overreliance on policing and the criminal legal system is failing....
When former ETS Board Chair Betsy Wells—a trained psychologist and research scientist—was hired to run a federally funded study at ETS in 1989, she had no idea what she was...
Evergreen Treatment Services is training all clinic staff—from counselors to public safety—in the practice of motivational interviewing (MI). ETS believes in having a common language and approach for our team...
Evergreen Treatment Services Board of Directors live in King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties, and we oversee and steward one of our region’s most needed and trusted resources. ETS supports thousands...
We want to give you an inside look at our response to the COVID-19 crisis from the points of view of our incredible staff. They’ve been working together to keep...
We want to give you an inside look at our response to the COVID-19 crisis from the points of view of our incredible staff. They’ve been working together to keep...
We want to give you an inside look at our response to the COVID-19 crisis from the points of view of our incredible staff. They’ve been working together to keep...
We want to give you an inside look at our response to the COVID-19 crisis from the points of view of our incredible staff. They’ve been working together to keep...
We want to give you an inside look at our response to the COVID-19 crisis from the points of view of our incredible staff. They’ve been working together to keep...
We are committed to bringing our patients a high level of care, and we are taking additional precautions to keep both staff and patients safe. Our CEO, Steve Woolworth shares...
We are so thankful for our incredible hosts, the Metropolist Group who used their space to invite members of the Seattle community to discuss homelessness with those on the front...
Tasha Pedersen and Kasey Cragg are both students at the University of Washington, pursuing Master's degrees in social work (MSWs). As a part of their first year in the program,...
Photo credit: Jim Meyers, Vertizon Photography “U District Partnership got a call from a business that a woman was in obvious emotional and mental health distress was outside of their...
This new year is a special one for ETS as we welcome our new CEO, Steve Woolworth. As someone with more than three decades of experience working in community-based...
—Human connection comes first By Kelley Craig Kelley Craig is a co-director of the REACH program at Evergreen Treatment Services. In 2015, she told her story on The...
—Meet ETS Director of Clinical Services, Sean Soth “This beautiful, amazing man was so active in our college community, fighting for marginalized people. I watched him get destroyed by addiction. Then one day,...
"I give to ETS on a monthly basis in solidarity with people who have substance use disorders. They don't get to work on recovery just once a year! ...so I want my...
Born and raised in Seattle by a loving single mom, Joseph went from living in a large home with his family, to living in his car, and then a tent....
We first reported on Treatment in Motion (TIM) back in April. We’re proud to report that TIM made great progress taking treatment on the road over the summer. TIM is...
Homelessness is a hot topic, both in our Seattle community and across the nation. The ETS REACH team is often asked to participate in media stories about effective solutions to...
Evergreen Treatment Services recently celebrated an expansion and renovation of our clinic in the South Sound area. Thanks to the increase in space, we are now able to serve more...
When she needed it most, Lena benefited from our medicated-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders. At the same time, our REACH team helped her gain access to housing. For Lena, that combination...
It’s hard not to look and feel heartless as you traverse the city of Seattle on your way to and from work and see the many people struggling with...
“The number one need is housing. It could also be things like getting a replacement ID, or getting assistance with food, or medical help... things like that. Everyone’s need is...
Evergreen Treatment Services is regretfully closing our Grays Harbor County facility in May 2019. Our patients are in the process of transitioning to a new clinic, Grays Harbor Treatment...
We're excited to launch Treatment in Transit! Our life-saving treatment will be traveling to our patients in the University District, Belltown, and North Seattle. The program is expected to start...
Many people start down the road to addiction with a prescription from their doctors to manage pain – from getting a tooth pulled to major surgery to deal with chronic...
By Chloe Gale, REACH Co-Director and Sean Soth, Director of Clinical Services— If you haven’t seen the recent KOMO special “Seattle is Dying,” watch it with a skeptical eye....
Candis Dover is ETS’s first peer engagement counselor, supporting patients in their earliest days of recovery. She knows exactly where many of these patients are coming from; Candis has had...
King County campaign helps residents properly dispose of old and unwanted medications safely and easily. It’s something many people don’t often think about. The near-empty orange cylinder of hydrocodone from...
Please join us in honoring Molly Carney's service as our executive director. She has been a tireless patient and staff advocate and will be missed. Give to ETS in honor...
Ben started using at a young age while living with his mom in his hometown of Spokane. It started with abusing medication to treat his anxiety. He soon moved on...
“Where are you from?” is a common question asked when people meet for the first time in Seattle, the assumption being that so few people are actually from the city....
“Every day of your life is already scripted for you. You wake up and you’re sick and you have to find dope,” says Brandon, a former patient at Evergreen Treatment...
“I was tired of living, had nothing, lost everything, just tired of it,” says April. April is a Flex Care patient at Evergreen Treatment Services. “I truly feel if...
ETS Executive Director Molly Carney joins the Rotary Club of Seattle's panel discussion on opioid use disorders in Washington State. Molly, along with activist and former KIRO News anchor Penny...
“Recovery looks different for everyone,” says Michael, a counselor at Evergreen Treatment Services South King County Clinic in Renton. “I’m not here to tell people how they should recover; I...
On May 24th, ETS will hold our first-ever fundraising luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Seattle. If you’re on the fence, we hope these four reasons to attend...
Daily treatment at Evergreen Treatment Services takes dedication. Our patients come to the clinic six days a week to receive the medication and counseling that help them recover from opioid...
The National Council addresses the myths of medication-assisted treatment and opioid use disorder. Myth #1: Medication-assisted treatment just substitutes one drug for another. Download this quick reference to see why this...
An interview with Bill Benham, director of clinical services Bill Benham oversees the new patient program as well as Evergreen Treatment Services' counseling services. Along with the medical directors, he...
We recently sat down with Joseph Conniff, a treatment provider for people with substance use disorder at Therapeutic Health Services (THS) in Seattle. Joseph struggled with substance use for much...
Just like any other disease: congestive heart failure, hypertension, or diabetes, Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) should be treated with approved medication. The idea that OUD is some sort of shortcoming...
We want you to read our newly published impact report for three reasons: In the midst of a crushing opioid epidemic and homelessness crisis, this report provides hope. Last...
One morning while doing outreach in downtown Seattle, one of our REACH care managers, Garrett, met a woman who was packing up a bedroll into her Harley Davidson three-wheeled motorcycle....
When Becky, a REACH care manager, met Cody*, he was living in a trailer in South King County. It was desolate; he had no water or waste hook ups and...
While pursuing her undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of Washington in 1999, Michelle Peavy was introduced to Molly Carney, who was conducting research at the UW’s Alcohol and...
News headlines serve as a bleak reminder of the toll the opioid epidemic has had on our cities and nation. But, groups like Evergreen Treatment Services are addressing these...
Six days a week for 52 weeks a year, nearly 3,000 people come from all over Western Washington to Evergreen Treatment Services to get the support they need to recover...
“Molly Carney and her team hope every day that their hard work is saving people’s lives. Carney is executive director of Evergreen Treatment Services, a nonprofit that offers medication-assisted treatment...
Stolch is 35 years old, and describes himself as an American Indian or Alaska native. He was training to be director at the Nisqually tribe, but opioids stood in the...
The evidence is clear. Opioid use disorder is a disease, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) which includes counseling and other wraparound services – the ETS model – is the surest path...
REACH case managers are steadfast in their support of clients. They meet them where they are, and forge partnerships with the community to achieve the best possible outcomes. Jerry and...
Entering into recovery from opioid use disorders is about more than clinical treatment. The people and places we surround ourselves with have a tremendous impact on our sense of well-being....
We are in the midst of a wide-spread opioid epidemic. Seventy-eight people die every day in the US from an opioid-related overdose, and yet only 20 percent of people with...
National Council for Behavioral Health Honors Excellence in Behavioral Health Advocacy, Innovation, Leadership Awards of Excellence winners honored at NatCon17 gala include the First Lady of New York City...
Originally published on SeattleTimes.com, June 7, 2016. Opioid-use disorders need to be recognized for what they are: a chronic, relapsing medical condition. It is a brain disease, not a...
Originally published on SeattleTimes.com, May 17, 2016. Naloxone can mean the difference between life and death, but it’s not easy to get. By Molly Carney and Michelle Peavy, Special...