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- Donations Needed for Residence XII Sober Living House
Residence XII is eagerly seeking donations of bedroom furniture for a sober living home slated to open in the next few months. The home is owned by Residence XII and is just adjacent to the facility. Until recently it was utilized as a rental property. Upon vacancy the Res XII Board decided converting the property into a sober living home was a great opportunity to further the organization’s mission of providing comprehensive services to meet the unique needs of women.
More details and other donation needs will be shared in upcoming communications. The most immediate need is for bedroom furniture, specifically:
• Single bed frames
• Side tables
• Lamps
• Chests of drawers
If you have any items to donate or questions, please call 425-823-8844. - Director's Corner Winter 2010: The What and Why of Parity Legislation
As we move through the holidays and winter, there is a great deal of publicity and political maneuvering occurring in an attempt to hammer out a comprehensive health care reform bill for our country. Less obvious is that this will also become the vehicle for the enactment of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. This sweeping legislation is intended to improve access to mental health and addiction treatment. A basic overview of the Wellstone/Domenici Parity Bill is as follows. (Read More)
- Residence XII Receives “Exemplary” Accreditation from CARF
Recognizing the organization’s commitment to improving the quality of the lives of women served, CARF awarded Residence XII with a three-year accreditation in November of 2009. This is the first time Residence XII requested and received certification for mental health services in addition to alcohol and other drugs/addictions. CARF, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, is an international organization which surveys facilities to ensure that they are fully and productively using professional standards to maintain and improve the quality of their programs. The survey is conducted by independent industry professionals who spend two days at each agency where they review procedures, systems and physical facilities as well as interview staff and patients.
- Prescription Drug Abuse--A Growing Problem
For a number of years the abuse of prescription drugs has been making headlines as the general public learns of the consequences of taking these powerful medications. When we hear of people driving under the influence or committing domestic violence, we have assumed that alcohol was the problem, but now a growing list of celebrities admitting presciption drug abuse highlight this increasing social problem.
- A Holistic Approach to Addiction Therapy: Yoga
For the past nine years Phyllis Moses has taught yoga to the patients at Residence XII. Her work is an important element of Residence XII’s holistic approach to the treatment of addiction in women. In March, Phyllis was asked to speak at the Annual Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research which is sponsored by the International Association of Yoga Therapists. - Recognized for "blazing the trail to show how it can be done"
Residence XII, an alcohol and chemical dependency treatment center in Kirkland, Washington, received a 2008 Science and Service Award from the national Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA). The award recognizes exemplary i
mplementation of treatment for mental illnesses or substance abuse. SAMSHA stated that Residence XII has “worked to improve [the] community and the lives of individuals by providing the best service possible.” - More Articles in the News Archive>>
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