Through a federal program that places qualified doctors in under-served communities, Dr. Nicole Gastala found herself practicing family medicine in Marhsalltown,IA. She soon began her journey tackling the opioid epidemic in her new town and dealing with the bureaucracy and stigma that comes along with helping people begin their recovery from opioids.
“Love them anyway”—Thoughts on Racial Equity, Harm Reduction, and Showing Up →
Brandie Flood has been serving people who struggle with homelessness and drug use for more than ten years at REACH.… Read more…
“My life is just continuing to get better” →
We introduced our supporters to Brandon back in 2014 when he was well into recovery as a patient at Evergreen… Read more…
We cannot treat harm with harm →
By Michelle Conley and Brandie Flood, REACH program— Incarceration and recidivism rates in King County make clear that our… Read more…
ETS Board Chair Passes the Baton →
When former ETS Board Chair Betsy Wells—a trained psychologist and research scientist—was hired to run a federally funded study at… Read more…
Motivational Interviewing at ETS →
Evergreen Treatment Services is training all clinic staff—from counselors to public safety—in the practice of motivational interviewing (MI). ETS believes… Read more…