Crisis contacts:

Rev. 2/05

PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE SKAGIT COUNTY AREA
Developed by NAMI Skagit
An Affiliate of NAMI: The Nation’s Voice on Mental Illness

 

CRISIS SERVICES

Care Crisis Line (24-hour Service)(A Volunteers of America program)  1-800-584-3578

Emergency services:

Affiliated Health Services (Skagit Valley Hospital), Mount Vernon 360-424-4111

Affiliated Health Services (Skagit Valley Hospital), Mount Vernon Care Center – Psychiatric care, Third Floor, Skagit Valley Hospital 360-428-2273



Island Hospital (Anacortes) 360-299-1300

Island Hospital (Anacortes) Emergency room 360-299-1311

Detox (access through Care Crisis Line above) 1-800-584-3578

Washington Poison Center 1-800-732-6985

Violent/dangerous situation 911

North Sound Evaluation & Treatment Center, Sedro Woolley (involuntary treatment only) 1-866-215-8233



OUTPATIENT COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

 

Access (automated intro) to outpatient services system. Call for eligibility screening and first-time appointments. 1-888-693-7200

Compass Health Skagit, Mount Vernon 360-419-3500

Compass Health Skagit MICA Program, Mt. Vernon (adult mental health/chemical dependency group) 360-419-3500

Compass Health Island County, Camano Island 360-387-2736

Compass Health Island County, Oak Harbor 360-675-0402

Compass Health San Juan Islands, Friday Harbor 360-378-2669

Catholic Community Services, Mount Vernon (children and families/mental health counseling) 360-416-7546

Sea Mar Community Health Center, Mount Vernon  (specializing in service to Hispanic people) 360-428-8912



ADMINISTRATION

North Sound Mental Health Admin. (NSMHA) (Island/ San Juan/ Skagit/ Snohomish/ Whatcom counties) 1-800-684-3555

NSMHA Ombuds service  (complaint resolution/advocacy for clients in the North Sound region listed above)  1-888-336-6164



OTHER ASSOCIATED SERVICES

Community Information Line      (Volunteers of America program links callers to needed community resources; volunteering opportunities)   1-800-223-8145

Youthnet, Mt. V      (foster care, teen parent support, independent living skills training, Emerson alternative school)   360-336-1610

Pioneer Center North, Sedro Woolley (involuntary inpatient chemical dependency treatment)     360-856-3186

Skagit Recovery Center, Mount Vernon  (outpatient drug/alcohol treatment) 360-428-7835

Skagit Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services [24-hour crisis line 1-800-726-6010]  360-336-9591

Skagit County Community Action Agency (information, referral, emergency assistance, housing info, veteran services, critical need program, prescription & dental van program; volunteering opportunities) 360-416-7585

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Mount Vernon 360-416-3515



NAMI EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Family-to-Family (for family members/caregivers) Susan Ramaglia 360-588-8229 or        Peggy Green 360-856-9029

Peer-to-Peer (for consumers) Beth Gould 360-445-5103   

Visions for Tomorrow (for parents/caregivers of children/teens) Marti Wall 360-766-4107

High School Next Generation Teen Program (in the schools) Jim Ramaglia 360-588-8229                                             



 

MEDICAL/DENTAL SERVICES

Basic Health Insurance 1-800-826-2444

Sea-Mar Medical and Dental, 1400 North LaVenture, Mt. Vernon (Medicaid/ Medicare/ Basic Health/ private ins) 360-428-4075

Skagit Valley Medical Center Walk-In/Urgent Care Clinic, 809 South 15th, Mt. Vernon (Medicare/Basic Health/private insurance/ Medicaid coupons if secondary to Medicare) 360-428-6434

N. Cascade Family Physicians Walk-In/Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare/Basic Health/priv. ins./no new Medicaid) 360-428-1700

Dental Van (Skagit County Community Action Agency, 330 Pacific Place, Mount Vernon) 360-416-7585

Emergency Rooms (24 hours per day):



Affiliated Health Services Mount Vernon--Skagit Valley Campus   360-424-2165

Sedro Woolley--United General Campus   360-856-7110

Island Hospital Anacortes          360-299-1311



TRANSPORTATION

SKAT bus service [localized number for callers from Anacortes is 299-2424]                 360-757-4433

Valley Taxi 360-336-3283



LEGAL

City of Mount Vernon Public Defender 360-961-2506

Skagit County Public Defender 360-336-9405

Skagit County Jail 360-336-9448

Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney 360-336-9460

Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney, Family Support Division 360-336-9461

Northwest Justice Project (legal services and referrals for low-income people) 1-888-201-1014

Skagit County Community Action Agency (ask for legal department) 360-416-7585



SUPPORT GROUPS

NAMI Skagit (Fourth Tuesday of each month at Skagit Valley Hospital) Marti Wall 360-766-4107

NAMI C.A.R.E. Consumers Group (Third Thursday at Skagit Valley Hospital) Beth Gould 360-445-5103

Depressive/Manic Depressive/Anxiety Disorder Group Diana Dodds 360-424-8224

Alanon (family support for chemical dependency issues) 1-800-344-2666

Alcoholics Anonymous:  Mount Vernon 360-336-3650 Anacortes/San Juan/Whidbey 1-888-360-1564

Grandparents Support Group B. J. Johnson 360-422-5951



ADVOCACY

NAMI Skagit                                                                                                                          Marti Wall 360-766-4107 or Susan Ramaglia 360-588-8229

NAMI Whatcom 1-360-671-4950

NAMI Washington 425-990-6404

Washington Protection & Advocacy (advocates/attorneys protecting civil rights of people with disabilities) 1-800-562-2702  

LAW Advocates (low income civil legal help) 1-360-671-6079

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services (legal advocacy) 360-336-9591



FINANCIAL AID

DSHS (Dept of Social and Health Services), 900 E. College Way, #100, Mt. V.         (Medicaid applications)   360-416-7444

DSHS Home and Community Services      (primarily for older citizens; COPES assistance, long-term nursing care) 1-800-487-0416

Social Security Administration, Mt. Vernon    [toll free central number: 1-800-772-1213] 360-424-5527 

Skagit Housing Authority 360-428-1959

Skagit County Community Action Agency, 330 Pacific Place, Mt. Vernon 360-416-7585

Friendship House Women’s Shelter 360-336-2418 Men’s Shelter 360-336-2135

YMCA Oasis Teen Shelter 360-419-9058



Food Banks:     

Alger Food Bank (1195 Alger Caine Lake Road, Sedro Woolley) 360-724-5131

Anacortes 100 Soup Kitchen (512 4th Street) [emergencies only: 360-293-5202] 360-293-6445

Concrete Food Bank 360-853-8505

Sea-Mar Homeless Program (2500 E. College Way #100, Mt Vernon) 360-428-8912

Neighbors in Need (1615 So. 2nd St., Mt. Vernon)         360-424-6311

Helping Hands (420 Washington Street, Sedro Woolley) 360-855-2211

St Vincent DePaul (at Knights of Columbus Hall, 2502 N LaVenture, 424-3972)        

360-428-2734

Salvation Army (3001 R Avenue,