Crisis Care Centers Initiative

Free 24/7 crisis services for everyone in King County

The Crisis Care Centers initiative was approved by King County voters to create a countywide network of five Crisis Care Centers, restore and expand residential treatment beds, and strengthen the community behavioral health workforce.

The first Crisis Care Center in Kirkland is now open, and the County plans to open four more centers in Seattle, South and East King County, plus one for youth. A Crisis Care Center is a place anyone can walk into 24/7 to get urgent care for a wide range of mental health, drug or alcohol use challenges, regardless of insurance. You can also call 988 for immediate support or request a mobile crisis team for yourself or someone else when you need an in-person response.

2024 Annual Report

In 2024, King County made meaningful early progress toward the purposes of the Crisis Care Centers (CCC) Levy to help meet the urgent needs of people experiencing a behavioral health crisis.

Read the report

The Crisis Care Centers' Implementation Plan

In partnership with councilmembers, cities, providers, workers, and community members, we are putting this plan in action to open Crisis Care Centers as soon as possible. Read about our progress: Full Speed Ahead: How the Crisis Care Centers Levy Is Unlocking Free, 24/7 Mental Health Support for King County

Seattle Community Advisory Group

The Seattle Community Advisory Group (SCAG) is a forum for collaboration between King County, the City of Seattle, and a variety of Capitol Hill and First Hill neighborhood residents, businesses, workers, and institutions related to the opening and operation of the Seattle Regional Crisis Care Center.

For more information, please visit our Seattle Community Advisory Group website.

South King County Community Event: September (date TBD)

King County, MultiCare and Councilmember Steffanie Fain plan to host a community event this September in South King County to educate community on crisis services available today and the future Crisis Care Center that MultiCare will operate. Please stay tuned for details.

Monthly Virtual Community Meetings: August and September

Please join us in August and September to learn about King County's future Crisis Care Center in South King County and meet representatives from MultiCare, the local nonprofit provider who will operate the center.

August Community Update - Zoom Meeting Instructions
August 19 | 2-3 p.m.

September Community Update -Zoom Meeting Instructions

September 16 I 6-7 p.m.

Presentations Available by Request

We continue to host info sessions to discuss Crisis Care Centers and services they provide. Please email us to schedule: ccclevy@kingcounty.gov

Frequently asked questions about the future center in Seattle are available here.

Converge Media: Community Voices Conversation

Converge Media’s “Community Voices” conversation hosted by Angela Poe Russell highlights the value of making urgent mental health care widely available for the first time and addresses questions we’re getting from community. Check it out or read the highlights.

Behavioral Health Workforce

The Crisis Care Centers initiative is investing to train more workers to help people with their mental health or drug and alcohol use.

Here are resources to explore a job in behavioral health:

Start Your Path
Learn about available Behavioral Health jobs and ways to obtain them.
Behavioral Health Apprenticeships
If you’re interested in an apprenticeship for a mental health-related job, fill out this form or email apprenticeship@healthcareerfund.org

Funding Opportunities

All DCHS funding opportunities can be found here.

About the Crisis Care Center Initiative

Download a one-pager about How to Connect to Crisis Services Today

State Environmental Policy Act

DCHS is issued a Letter of Determination of Non-significance for new residential treatment facilities in compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA; RCW 43.21C). The intent of SEPA is to ensure that state and local agencies take into consideration the potential environmental impacts of a proposal, as well as ways to mitigate those impacts, during their decision-making processes. Based on the evaluation of the proposal as documented in the SEPA Checklist, King County has determined that this proposal will not have any significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030 based on review of the SEPA Checklist.

Translated Materials

Crisis Care Centers one-pagers

Download information about Crisis Care Centers in Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese and Chinese.