Annual Report 2017 | Seattle Counseling Service

2017

ANNUAL REPORT

SEATTLE COUNSELING SERVICE

Welcome!

Seattle Counseling Service is a non-profit,
community-based behavorial health
organization dedicated to promoting health
and wellness across Seattle and King County
for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
and Queer community since 1969. We are
committed to providing accessible services to
all of our community members.

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TABLE OF

CONTENTS

01 | INTRODUCTION 2
02 | LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIR 4
03 | PROGRAMS AND SERVICES 6
04 | PROGRAMS AND SERVICES CONTINUED 8
05 | CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS 10
06 | OUTCOMES AND IMPACT 12
07 | MEET KEVIN: PROJECT PEER SPECIALIST 14
08 | DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 16
09 | EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS 18

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WELCOME FROM

OUR LEADERSHIP

Dr. David Breland Dear Friends of SCS:

Ann McGettigan 2017 was a very challenging year for our LGBTQ community both locally and nationally. For example, over 100
anti-trans bills were introduced across the country in an attempt to threaten the safety and security of some of
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women, people of color, and transgender candidates entered into politics in response to the threat to civil rights
we are experiencing across the country.

Throughout 2017, Seattle Counseling Service continued to experience a high demand for culturally competent
behavioral health care. This has been the continuing trend since the roll out of the Affordable Care Act in 2014
that opened up access to care for a great number of our LGBTQ community members - some who now have
health coverage for the first time. We are honored and privileged to be a safe haven and a place of refuge, safety,
support, and understanding for our clients.

Your support over the past year – and for many, many of you, over the past several years – continues to make it
possible for us to do our work reaching those who are most in need and serving our community members with
a very high-level and high-quality of care. We need you more than ever in these most challenging of times. We
appreciate your continued support of SCS and are grateful to have you with us!

In Gratitude,

David Inwards-Breland, MD, MPH Ann McGettigan
Chair, SCS Board of Directors SCS Executive Director

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Values

LGBTQ-Focused Accessibility Community

Although we welcome all people, We strive to remove barriers in Being community-based and
our historical focus on serving access to care for all identities client-centered is important
the LGBTQ community has not
wavered since our inception in our community. We are to us. We work to provide
49 years ago. committed to providing service healing and be part of the
that is respectful to the dignity fabric that connects and
and independence of people of all strengthens our beautiful
abilities, socio-economic standing,
ethnicity, and immigration status. community.

Mission

Seattle Counseling Service is a community resource that advocates, educates, and serves to
advance the social well being and mental health of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender
communities.

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PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Seattle Counseling Service is located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, serving all of Seattle and King County. We are fully-licensed and
certified by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services.

Mental Health Substance Use
Counseling Disorder Services

SCS provides an array of comprehensive mental SCS offers a complete substance use disorder
health services. We help individuals and families with outpatient treatment program specifically designed

everything from single episode to mild and severe to meet the needs of LGBTQ individuals and their
mental illness. Treatment is tailored to meet the families. We can help individuals recover from
specific needs of the individual and draws from a
addiction to alcohol or drugs in an atmosphere free
variety of approaches. We place a special emphasis on from homophobia, prejudice, fear, shame, ignorance,
strengths-based counseling because we believe in the and heterosexism. Our services are built on a harm-
reduction model to ensure an individual’s needs are
power and ability of each person to heal themselves. being met no matter where where they are on their
Our comprehensive services also include psychiatric
path to recovery.
care and medication management.

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SCS support groups can help by providing a place to discuss
your feelings, share information, and talk with peers and other

members of our LGBTQ community. In 2017, SCS had an art
support group that encouraged creative expression; support
groups for trans, non-binary, and gender variant individuals and
people who support them; a support group that encouraged
and built individuals up to thrive and resist in the current political
climate; and hosted Q-Law’s monthly legal clinic providing one on
one time with attorneys trained to address issues commonly faced
by LGBTQ individuals and families—all of this to build a supportive

and engaged community.

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PROGRAMS & SERVICES CONTINUED

Project NEON Project PEER

Project NEON (Needle and Sex Education Outreach Project PEER (Peer Education Enrichment Resource)
Network) is a peer-led outreach HIV-prevention is the newest SCS program initiated in May of
program for gay, bi, and trans men affected by
2017. Project PEER is a peer-led outreach and non-
crystal methamphetamine. The program is geared medical case management program aimed to help
towards men who are actively using as well as those
in recovery. Peer educators are current and/or former individuals who are at high risk for acquiring HIV.
crystal users trained to provide education about safer Our Peer Support Specialists (PSS) link individuals

sex and safer use practices to other guys who use to preventative treatments, resources, and help
crystal in their communities. them navigate the healthcare system. The PSS

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appointments and regularly check-in with the client in

regards to their medical adherence.

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HASAP IRUO Program

The Hepatitis AIDS Substance Abuse Program is IRUO Program is a community education and
a compassionate harm-reduction and outreach advocacy program working to increase and improve

program aimed to serve folks living with access to culturally and linguistically competent
hepatitis, AIDS, or are at high-risk for the two. behavioral health services to immigrants, refugees,
These free services center around meeting the and undocumented (IRU) community members. The
individual where they are, whether it’s talking program addresses how local service agencies can
for ten minutes or setting ten sessions, helping work in collaboration with community partners to
the individual navigate their options, and the eliminate barriers and improve access to services for

healthcare system as needed. these members of our community.

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CLIENT Income Age

DEMOGRAPHICS

Ethnicity Orientation

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(5(.55.5%%)) HHeetteerorsoesxeuxaul al (25(2%5)%$)1$01,00,0001 1--$$2200,,000000 (46%) 0-30
(1%(1%) A) AfrfircicaannCCoonnttiinneenntt (12(%12)%$)2$02,00,0001 1--$$3300,,00000
(3(%3%) A) AmmeerircicaannIInnddiiaann // AAllaasskkaannNNaatitvieve (0.05%) Questioning (49(4%9)%3)13-61-060
(6(%6%) A) Asisaiann//PPaacciiffiicc IIssllaannddeerr (5%(5)%$)3$03,00,001 1--$$4400,,0000 (5%(5)%6)16-91-999
(0(0.0.055%%)) CQhuoeossitnigoNnoint gto Disclose (4%(4)%$)4$04,00,0001 1--$$5500,,000000
(69%) Caucasian (0(0.0.055%%)) UCnhkonoowsinng Not to Disclose (9%(9)%$)5$05,00,0001 1++ 2017 ANNUAL REPORT
(69%) Caucasian
(0.05%) Unknown
(1%) Did not answer
(1%) Did not answer

(4%) Hispanic / Latinx
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(8%) Other

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REVENUE & EXPENSES

Revenue Expenses

$24,360.00 (78%) Government $284,696.00
$129,028.00 $536,521.00
(71%) Mental Health Services
$382,347.00 (12%) Program Fees $296,022.00
$4,211,388.00 $269,153.00
$645,593.00 (6%) HIV Prevention Service(7s%) Individual Contributions

(11%) Substance Use Disord(e2r%S)eIrnvviceesstment Income

(6%) Administration (1%) Other Income $3,449,017.00

(6%) Fundraising

$4,211,388.00 (78%) Government (71%) Mental Health Services
(12%) Program Fees (6%) HIV Prevention Services
(7%) Individual Contributions (11%) Substance Use Disorder Services $3,449,017.0
(2%) Investment Income (6%) Administration
(1%) Other Income (6%) Fundraising

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OUTCOMES & IMPACT: 2017 BY THE NU

100,000+ peer educators conduct
one-for-one needle
NEEDLES exchanges to reduce harm
EXCHANGED risks
a safer sex kit contains
18,000+ condoms (internal and
external), lube and
SAFER educational brochures
SEX KITS

5,000+ number of people in the
community that have
COMMUNITY been connected to NEON
MEMBERS resources

9 number of skilled
individuals with lived
PEER experience who are a part
EDUCATORS of the NEON outreach team

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UMBERS

2,169 CLIENTS SERVED
52,217 SERVICE HOURS
87% CLIENTS CONSIDERED LOW-INCOME BY

KING COUNTY STANDARDS

424 CLIENTS SERVED ON A SLIDING-SCALE
BASIS, AS LOW AS $0

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MEET

KEVIN: PROJECT PEER SPECIALIST

I came to Seattle Counseling Service for the first time over three advocate to get something from it. It came to a point where I
years ago. I had a long relationship with recovery and substance realized I had to stop.
use that all started when I was fifteen. I suffered from depression,
anxiety, and other things, and eventually discovered marijuana. I was in school getting my chemical dependency counselor training
Three months later, I went from smoking to selling, and from “the and learned about SCS. I decided I was going to use my knowledge,
unpopular, dorky kid” to “the kid with the bomb weed that was and I was going to pick the right place for me. I applied for services,
really cool.” Soon, my use and my identity got tied up and became went through the intake process, and was placed in SCS’s care. I
two sides of the same coin. By the time I was eighteen, I was selling did the Intensive Outpatient – phase one, phase two, phase three.
nine different things, and my selling then coincided with my using. I think I only missed one or two days the entire time, which was
pretty good for me. I was on it. I was like, “I need to do this and do
In 2005, I was arrested and forced to go into treatment. Their it right this time.” The outpatient series phases (at SCS) were much
treatment was horrific! They did not allow opiate users to have
medications to decrease the severity of withdrawal symptoms, and IN 2017, PROJECT PEER...
I immediately failed out. In fact, I think I still hold the record for
being on the run with a warrant in that program! 95 17 events were focused on
HIV prevention, 78 were
I went through a period of time of flipping back and forth between OUTREACH focused on PrEP education
sobriety and using; being okay for months, then going right back EVENTS number of people in the
to using. I was being forced to get clean and was not ready to, and community that have been
I never found the right fit for a counselor. I had to work for many 1,059 engaged through PEER
years to come to terms with my gender and sexual identity, and resources
it was SCS that really helped me come to terms with that in order PEOPLE
to stay sober since it was these issues that drove my use. However,
all the treatment taught me I needed to be proactive as my own 11,564 number that have been
distributed to community
CONDOMS members

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more my speed compared to what I had gone through in the past. It was 15 / 20
a lot easier to stay engaged.

After I finished the SCS Intensive Outpatient series, I felt more stable and
began volunteering in the community. I kept in contact with my individual
substance abuse counselor, who gave me a heads up that SCS was going
to start a new program called Project PEER. Project PEER was going to
be a peer-led outreach group that would be staffed and driven by former
SCS clients. My counselor encouraged me to apply for a Peer Specialist
position. I’m sure they had an interesting pool of folks with lot of diverse
skills to pull from, so I’m just really happy that I was one of the four peers
they chose to be able to share my skills with the community.

I like going out to the outreach sites where we really get to know the folks
and build relationships. We regularly visit Peace for the Streets by Kids
from the Streets, Aurora Commons, community colleges, Urban Rest
Stop Ballard and Downtown; I am beginning to lose track! We just grab
our stuff and go – our condoms, our lube, our outreach pamphlets. We
also find collaborations and set them up so we can have a continuous
relationship. I think that’s one of the real strengths of the program built
up over 2017. It’s all the connections we’ve been able to make with people
and organizations.

We’re an evolving program. We’re going to be as different in six months or
a year from now as we were six months or a year ago. My fellow Peers and
I are so proud of the work we have done in the community, and we are so
excited to see SCS’s holistic approach to care improve the lives of those
around us. We hope that you continue to support SCS and our programs
as we continue to make impact in our community.

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DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Seattle Counseling Service extends its appreciation to all of the individuals, families, businesses, and corporations that have
generously supported our organization in 2017.

Graydon L. Agar Cat Bozek Douglas Crandall Colin Fields Ryan Hansen
Karen Ainley Kimberlee Brackett William Craven Scott Fisher Heather Harmon
John Akamatsu Rich Bray & Verlin Campbell Nancy J. Dapper Amy Fisher Louis Harris
Sophie Allauzen Mary Kay Brennan Martha Davis Mike Fitzpatrick & Chuck Richards Erin & Jared Harrop
Christopher Allen Kristine L. Breton Gary Davis Mark Fleming Susan A. Hawkins
Brian L. Andersen Kathy Brown Ken Davis Aline Flower Jeff Hazelton
Chase Anderson David Michael Brown Craig Davison Chuck Freeman Alicia Healey
Graydon Andrus Cheryl & Rosemary Brechtelsbauer Naomi Day Steven Frestedt Robert Hedlund
Almeera M. Anwar Jamie Brubaker Nicolas & Jeanna Deforest Jana Fry Debbie Hidell
Ali Aranda & Alison Walker Clarissa Brundage Elisa Del Rosario Jeremy Fuerst Rodney Hines
Janet Arkava Cheryl Brush & Al Terry April Denonno Chasten Fulbright Kevin D. Hockley
Elizabeth Arnold Mark & Jane Burns Edla Deppman John Gallagher Jackson Holtz
Janet & Joel Arthur Patricia Campbell Harvey Deutsch James Gannon Susan Houch
Michael Auch & Scott Carley Joseph Canarelli Jennifer Diamond Catherine Gannon Jennifer Huston
Shawn Baker Torri Canda & Drew Sheriff Torry Dickey Alex Garcia Christopher Hyde
Benjamin Balderson Margaret Carney James R. Dillon Matt Garvert Arnaldo Inocentes
Harold Baldwin Frances Carr Ray Dillon Ariana Ghasedi David & Ric Inwards-Breland
David Barker Kelli Carroll & Christine Nelson David Dittmar Alexia Giblin Dean Ishiki
Ernest Barrett Kevin Carson Wayne Dodge & Larry Kreisman Ann Giesel & Malcolm Jollie Cassandra Jackson
Carolyn Barton Zachary Carstensen David Domholt Wendy Goffe Marianna Jacobsen
James R. Basinski Philip Cash David Drake Amelia Gonzalez Craig & Darcy Jaffe
Julie Behar Cynthia Cassidy Maurice Drayton Ricardo Salvador Gonzalez Arden James
Jenner Benton Carla Cassinelli Jay Dunning Donnie Goodman David & Lucile James
Steven Bergan Ken Cederstand Amy Ecklund Darrell & Marshan Goodwin-Moultry Marni Jenkins
Ryan Biava Louise Chernin & Mary Klein Katrina L. Egner Ian Gordon Christine Jimenez
Joseph Bielling Ulises Chio Mark Egner Brian Greene David Johnson
David Bird Maria Chomyszak Paul & Renee Eisenhauer Ethan Greggerson Emily Johnson
Wayne Bitterman Jennifer Christian Elizabeth A. Erickson Jay Grekin & Judith Stubbs Susan Johnson
Ann B. Blake Eric Clausell Michael Erickson Paul Grekin & Elizabeth Flavin Ray S. Joseph
Bethany R. Block Leslie Cohn Daniel Evanko Shirley Grekin Sara Jurek
Chris Bobbitt Scotty Cole Patrick Evans & Joe Gilmer Kathryn M. Grey Dariusz Kaliszuk
Mathew Bockus Robert Cook Linda Fahlgren-Moe Marta Grissom Valerie Kampe
Matthew Boisen James Tyler Cooley Christopher S. Famy David Haack Hye-Kyung Kang
Randolph Bourne Joshua Cooper Jeanette Farrell Robert Hampton Wendy L. Karlsen
Ashley Rae Bouzis Lisa Cooper Darlene Feikema Yoon Joo Han Jonathan Kiehnau
Kevin Bowersox-Johnson Debbie Countryman Jennifer Ferguson Shawn Hancey John Kielty
Kathleen Boyle Merril Cousin Evan Ferwerda Sonia Handforth-Kome Eric King

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Kirk Knapp Kris Melroe Mark Redmond Brett Thurman
Patty Knight Radomir Milosavljevic Laura Kathyrn Reid Joanne Tilton & Peggy Pullen 1st Security Bank
Hesua Kroll Stephen Mitchell Joseph Reyes Joe Torres AHF Pharmacy
Stacey Krynsky Downing Moua David L. Rickabaugh Jessica Torrez-Riley AmazonSmile Foundation
Brigita Lamstrom Ann Muelle Mark Rosen Jasmine Decarie Trillos Amerigroup
Barbara Lancaster Trish Mulligan Hillary Sage Andrew Trindle Beeks Family Legacy Foundation
Daniel Lane Stefan Murray Beverly Sagen Jeffrey Tsunekawa Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Sara Lapp Rene Neidhart Steven Sarno Ronniel Valdez Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ryan Larson Thomas Nelson Debra Sather Barbara Vannatten
Erin Lason Scott & Kathy Nelson Brett Schaffter Lucas Ventino Employee Matching Gifts Program
Nancy Lawton Julie Nelson Mark D. Schedler Fernando Viana Business Wire
David Lee Eric Nelson Cookie Schlocker Robert Vindrink Chateau Ste Michelle
Jill Lee Arleen Nelson Erik Schlocker & Thomas Gold Steve Wakefield Expedia, Inc.
I-Nong Lee Andrea Nemia Rhys Schmidtke Chris Walker Foster Pepper LLC
Julie Lehnis Drew Ness Peter Shalit, MD Christine E. Walker Genuine Gay Gentlemen
Bruce Lewis Gregory Nettleton Paul Sherman Richard Walters ISOutsource
Crystal E. Lewis Sheri & Rob Nohle Ron Shiley & Eric Ishino Michael Walton Julia’s Restaurants
Winston Lin Angelia Northam Lind J. Simonsen Jon & Paul Warn Kaiser Permanente
Margaret Lineweaver Timothy O’Connor Richard W. Smith Christopher Welch & Daniel Chertudi Kelcema Audio
David Lischner & Paula Slater Alex Zhi-Xiang Oh Cyndi Smith Adrianne Wesol Le Faux at Julia’s on Broadway
Toni Long Glenette Olvera Linda M. Smith Jacqueline Westfall Living Care Lifestyles
Stacey Lopez Monica Opitz Jordan Smith Trina Wherry Microsoft Matching Gifts
Michaelangel Lopez Flora Ostrow & Elizabeth Gilbert William J. Smith Jennifer Whipple Muckleshoot Charitable Fund
Aileen Loranger Caitlin Paige Todd Smith David White Perkins Coie Foundation
Greg Lowney Kelly Paletta Michael Song Bertrand Wicholas The Pine Box
Stephanie Lynch Marcy Pareira Patrick Soricone Ryan Wiebusch Prost! German Pubs
Johan Lysne Ann Paris & Randy Cunningham John Bernard Stean, III Erica Wingard Prudential Financial, Inc.
Glenn J. Maarse Kelli Paull & Mike McCarthy Mark Steffen Michael Winter Real Networks Matching Gifts
Gavin MacDougall Martha Paulson Carol Sterling & Tiffany Nelson Leon Woffinden Seattle Children’s Hospital
Jocelyn Mairs Elle Peters Milena Stott Robert Wood Seattle Event Printing
Manuela Manetta Barry Peterson & Jared South Gina Sucato Thomas Declan Wynne The Seattle Lesbian
Ann Manly Patricia B. Peterson Christine Suter Corrie Yackulic Seattle Soto Zen
Doug Marcotte Ron Petrie Mia Swartz Sarah Barian Yates Sound
Brian Matt Hien-Thao Phan Fred Swanson & Adam Diamond Amy Yeater Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Deanne E. Matz Pat Philbin Eric Tabb & Jeanne Bourget Ann Yoo Steamworks Seattle
Jon & Elaine McClellan Eladio Preciado Miles & Job Takahashi Brian David Young Swedish Medical Center
Joseph McDermott & Michael J.L. Pullen Steve Tarnoff Patrick Zambianchi Therapeutic Health Services
Mel Purpose Allison Taylor Veronika Zantop UnitedHealth Group
Culpepper Lee David Pyne Mercier Sylvia Taylor Amy Zern Valant Medical Solutions
Meg McConnaughey Mike Ramey Ty A. Terry John Zmolek & Jerry Jutting Washington Gold Casinos
Ann McGettigan Saxon Rawlings Jason Thams Williams Kastner
Helen & James McGough
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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP &
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF
LEADERSHIP DIRECTORS

Ann McGettigan David Inwards- Breland, MD, MPH Ali Aranda
Executive Director President Jim Dillon, PhD
Donnie Goodman, NCC, LMHC Susan Hawkins, JD, PsyD Matt Goldenberg, PsyD
Deputy Director Vice President Rev. Darrell Goodwin-Moultry, MHESA
Paul Grekin, MD Joanne Tilton, ARNP Ruth Hilsman, PhD
Medical Director Secretary Arleen Nelson, MSW, LICSW
Maria Chomyszak Adam Coady, Esq David Rickabaugh, MScCoachPysch
Financial Director Treasurer Erik Schlocker, MSW, LICSW
Paul Sherman, MD, MHA
Joe Torres
Christopher Welch

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