DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center)’s Post

We're #hiring a new SUD Counselor in Seattle, Washington. Apply today or share this post with your network.

We're #hiring a new Mental Health Professional (MHP) Case Manager in Seattle, Washington. Apply today or share this post with your network.

We're #hiring a new Intake and Care Coordination MHP in Seattle, Washington. Apply today or share this post with your network.

https://lnkd.in/eJ-hUtvu Put this on your calendar now--Friday, Oct. 18, 7-10 p.m., is the 16th annual Gimme Shelter concert to support DESC's amazing programs! We had so much fun with The Dusty 45s at the Century Ballroom last year that we're going back. Watch for registration details to come! (Photo courtesy of Tosin Arasi)

https://lnkd.in/gSWy-5g4 "Lost Patients compares the system for treating mental illness in America to an elaborate house, where every room, hallway and staircase was designed independently by a different architect. So what is it like to be shuttled from room to room? What sorts of tradeoffs are doctors working within this system forced to make every day? And what might it look like to design care around the needs of patients?" KUOW Public Radio and The Seattle Times wrapped up their "Lost Patients" series this spring with a panel of experts on the mental health system, including our own Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health, Timothy Jolliff. It's well worth an hour of your time! (And you'll want to listen to the whole series, too.)

We’re #hiring #Registered #Nurses in Seattle, WA. Know anyone who qualifies and/or might be interested? Please feel free to apply and share this with your colleagues and friends for further reach.

JAILING PEOPLE FOR HAVING NO PLACE TO GO IS CRUEL AND COUNTERPRODUCTIVE. SCOTUS's Johnson v. Grants Pass ruling to allow laws targeting homelessness with criminal penalties elevates the need for DESC’s long-term solutions, Housing First and Permanent Supportive Housing. The perspectives we shared in an April post drew on our long experience and evidence to show that people will accept something better for themselves if it meets their needs. Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/gfY4bevS #JohnsonVGrantsPass

https://lnkd.in/gn_2h3Jf Ed has been a DESC tenant for eight years. Hear him describe his experience, and how permanent supportive housing gave him the stability he needed to find a space for healing and growth. He has this advice for new tenants: "It was six months to a year before everything kind of settled down from being outside. Use the resources that are available to you."

We're excited to see this! https://lnkd.in/grfesjTG

BURIEN, Wash. (May 23, 2024)–We’re welcoming tenants into our new Bloomside permanent supportive housing, the first DESC housing built outside of the city of Seattle! At full capacity, 95 people living with disabilities and experiencing long-term homelessness, will have brand new homes with full wrap-around services in Burien. We celebrated the grand opening of Bloomside on May 23 with remarks from King County Councilmember for District 8 Teresa Mosqueda, DESC Executive Director Daniel Malone, President and CEO of the King County Housing Authority Robin Walls and Acting Director of DCHS Kelly Rider, followed by an open house and public tours of this beautiful building. DESC Director of Organizational Equity Rhonda Banchero was our emcee Read Daniel's remarks here: https://lnkd.in/gGHMGPEX #housingfirst #permanentsupportivehousing #endhomelessness