DESC’s Crisis Solutions Center (CSC) in Seattle, Washington, offers an innovative and essential response to behavioral health crises, providing a vital alternative to jails, emergency rooms, and psychiatric inpatient units. Serving adults in acute psychological distress, the CSC operates through a structured and compassionate model that supports recovery, stabilization, and long-term care planning. The facility consists of three integrated programs: the Crisis Diversion Facility (CDF), Crisis Diversion Interim Services (CDIS), and the Mobile Crisis Team (MCT), all designed to deliver timely, voluntary, and trauma-informed support in a safe residential environment.
The CSC offers around-the-clock services including psychiatric evaluations, medication monitoring, peer support, and intensive case management. Clients are connected to housing and long-term behavioral health services to reduce chronic homelessness and avoid unnecessary institutionalization. DESC also collaborates with Harborview Medical Center and King County Mental Health Court to offer a Crisis Respite Program—a short-term intervention that bridges psychiatric care and stable community reintegration. As a whole, the Crisis Solutions Center reflects a systemwide commitment to de-escalation, dignity, and comprehensive behavioral health support, helping stabilize individuals during their most vulnerable moments and equipping them with resources for sustained recovery.
I have interacted with A Positive Alternative many times over the years as a mental health counselor. I have experienced consistent high quality treatment and referrals for a wide variety of substance use problems and behavioral compulsions for many clients. I highly recommend A Positive Alternative and am grateful for the care and resources they provide.
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Really great staff, even Gary, make Northpoint Seattle an excellent opportunity for people in need to get their life back into some form of order. Very nice facility and, again, really good staff of professionals dedicated to helping you. Highly recommended.
Im giving them one star cause the person that i was working with was always late and only had 2 days with me for only 2 hours which i dont like and then forget were to go to do my things and i feel like there services doesnt fit my style
