Cultural Healing for Everyone
Thunderbird Treatment Center runs a 45-day intensive inpatient treatment program (ASAM 3.1 and 3.5) that blends innovative therapies with personalized treatment plans, tailored to each individual’s unique needs and goals.
Program Highlights
Residents of Thunderbird Treatment Center will have access to:
- Behavioral health professionals
- Individual and group counseling
- Traditional Indian Medicine professionals
- Outdoor activities
- Programming for pregnant or parenting adults
- Ancillary comprehensive services, including psychiatry, Medication-Assisted Treatment, dental, pharmacy, primary care, and an array of human services
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To be with people who could relate to my experience as a Native person changed everything for me.
Derrick Belgarde (Siletz), Executive Director, Chief Seattle Club, and former Thunderbird graduate
40,347
square feet
Square footage of future Thunderbird Treatment Center facility.
92
beds
Number of beds for people healing from substance use disorder
45
day program
Number of days for intensive in-patient treatment (ASAM 3.1 and 3.5)
15
beds
Number of beds reserved for private insurance and self pay
15
beds
Number of beds dedicated to pregnant and parenting people
30+
years
Number of years of intensive inpatient treatment experience
Keeping Families Together
A unique, and very important addition to Thunderbird Treatment Center’s programming will be services for pregnant or parenting adults with young children (ages 0-5). Fifteen beds will be allocated in a wing of the facility for pregnant or parenting adults, where they will have the opportunity to still be with their children as they complete the program.
This groundbreaking component is modeled after the Friendship House’s The Women’s Lodge in Oakland, California, which has seen tremendous success by keeping families together throughout their healing.
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Thunderbird saved my life and reconnected me to my culture, community, and family.
Kimberly Brown (Coeur’d Alene), Substance Use Disorder Director, SIHB, and former Thunderbird graduate
Thunderbird Treatment Center’s History
In 1974, SIHB opened a 15-bed residential alcoholism treatment program, which would expand to 46 beds in 1976. After years of success, in 1987, SIHB changed the name to Thunderbird Treatment Center and purchased a facility in South Seattle that would eventually allow them to operate a 64-bed facility.
In 2020, after more than 30 years, SIHB made the tough decision to pause the Thunderbird program after it was determined that the outdated facility was not able to fully meet the needs of SIHB’s residents or vision to expand its staff and services.
After three years of searching for a facility that could accommodate, SIHB purchased a building on Vashon Island for $11 million, and is investing $25 million more for upgrades and renovations. Thunderbird Treatment Center and its legacy of healing will continue in 2025.
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