Downtown Emergency Service Center

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Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) is a non-profit organization based in Seattle, Washington, serving homeless people in the city. [1] This organization was established to help men and women living in a long-term homeless condition because of serious and sustained mental and addictive diseases that could not be addressed at existing shelters. [2] In the 1980s, the Center was funded by a grant from Seattle City and supported the mental health case manager's position, United Way, Church (to provide volunteers), corporate and individual donors. 230 people slept in two open rooms. [3]

In the late 1970s, Seattle 's Human Service Center Committee expressed concern about Mayor Seattle' s Mayor, the growing number of homeless people, and the mental disabled people are unable to receive the necessary services. Because of these concerns, Seattle City, the Seattle Church Council, and WAMI (Washington Psychiatric Advocate) co-founded in 1979. [3]

DESC received the 2012 Nonprofit Sector Achievement Award from the National Homeless Alliance. [Five]

DESC designed and developed the 1811 Eastlake project to accommodate up to 75 homeless alcohol dependents. Residents of residential projects are allowed to own and drink alcohol in their own rooms and there is no need to participate in treatment as a state of housing. These terms were initially controversial, and critics expressed anger that residents do not need to be awake. [6]

According to a survey by the University of Washington, the alcohol consumption of 1811 residents has decreased by 35% and the incidence of tremor has decreased significantly. According to the 2006 survey by the University of Washington, in 1811 East Lake improved residents' lives and saved Seattle more than $ 2 million annually. [8]

In collaboration with Pathways to Housing, DESC hosted a meeting on the first residential social service model. [9]

The Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) offers outreach, case management, mental health and drug abuse treatment services. DESC also offers emergency evacuation shelters, safe shelters and permanent supporting housing programs for homeless people with mental disorders and substance related diseases. DESC maintains 331 permanent housing for support in the four buildings owned or managed by DESC. Each building is equipped with a 24-hour on-site housing case manager working with a clinical case manager to help residents adapt to the housing environment. DESC also manages access to an additional 145 lease subsidies for use by surrogate clients in the community. This type of housing is usually used by customers who need lower level support. DESC launched the Permanent Assistance Housing Program in May 1994 using the "Housing Priority" approach

Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) is a not-for-profit organization based in Seattle, Washington, providing services for homeless people. This organization was formed to help men and women living in a long-term homeless situation, and because of their serious and sustained mental and addictive illness, they were able to evacuate existing evacuations I did not receive the service of the place. In the 1980s, this center was funded by a mental health case manager's position, a United Way, a church (to provide volunteers), a grant from Seattle City to support corporate and personal donors . 230 people sleep in 2 open rooms

Researchers in Seattle, Washington, in collaboration with City Center Emergency Services Center found that the cost of providing housing and support services for homeless alcoholics patients is lower than the cost of taxpayers on the street It was. And emergency medical. The results of the research funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Drug Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) were published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. This was the first time that the United States implemented a controlled assessment of the effectiveness of long-term homeless alcoholism, and this program shows that it saved taxpayers more than $ 4 million during the first year. In addition, a stable dwelling will also cause alcohol consumption to be reduced for homeless alcoholics