We are proud of our long history of providing behavioral health services in Island, San Juan, Skagit and Snohomish Counties. The timeline below highlights our history.
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1953 |
Parkland Lutheran Children’s Home changed from an orphanage to a residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed children. |
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1960 |
New buildings were erected for the residential program |
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1962 |
The condemned old Parkland Children’s Home was demolished, requiring dynamite, fire, and wrecking ball. |
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1966 |
Name changed to Luther Child Center. |
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1970 |
Outpatient services to children and families began. |
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1973 |
Treatment facilities expanded with three new buildings on the Federal Avenue campus.` |
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1976 |
LutherChild Center starts Washington’s first day treatment program for children aged 6-9, five afternoons a week. |
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1977 |
Child Advocacy Program began helping sexually abused children and their families through the crisis of sexual abuse. |
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1983 |
The Children’s Hospital Alternative Program (CHAP) was created to recruit and train foster parents for abused and neglected children, ages 3-17 |
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1984 |
Residential program ended because of lack of funding. |
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1985 |
Outpatient services were expanded to south Snohomish County. |
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1986 |
Outpatient services were expanded to north Snohomish County. |
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1988 |
The Homeless Drop-In Center opened. In 2009 this changed to the Peer Recovery Center. |
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1990 |
Began intensive community support services |
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1991 |
Began providing intensive wraparound services to children & families. |
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1994 |
Day treatment program ended. |
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1995 |
LutherChild Centerand Olympic Mental Health merged to become LifeNet Health. |
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1996 |
Associated Provider Network is created by providers to contract with the North Sound Regional Support Network. |
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1997 |
Counterpoint Community Mental Health Services and Family Counseling Services consolidated with LifeNet Health to become Compass Health. |
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1998 |
Community Mental Health Services was created from the mergers of Skagit Mental Health, North Island Mental Health and Island Mental Health. |
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2002 |
Luther Children Crisis Facility, a residential facility for children, aged 7-14, opened. Program closed in 2005. |
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2003 |
Compass Health consolidated with Community Mental Health. |
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2006 |
Serenity Clubhouse began, but unfortunately due to funding this program closed in 2009. |
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2010 |
Opened the Molina Medical Clinic at our Bailey Center to create a person-centered healthcare home for primary care needs, including psychiatric medication management. Closed the North Sound Evaluation & Treatment Facility |
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2011 |
Converted from Crisis Respite to a Crisis Triage & Stabilization Program at the Bailey Center. Re-opened Aurora House as a Residential Treatment Facility. |