Seattle Indian Health Board and the Thunderbird Treatment Center
- dianeemerson
- Mar 30, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 1, 2024
On Thursday, March 21, leaders of the Seattle Indian Health Board attended the Community Council meeting and gave a presentation and answered questions from community members. There was not enough time to answer everyone's questions at the meeting. The Council board will continue to collect the questions and will pass them along to the Seattle Indian Health Board, and we will invite them back to continue the conversation. You can send questions to Tierra Taylor. Director of Public Affairs: tierrat@sihb.org
You can get many of your questions answered by reading/listening/watching/ the following:
2023
March 15 Vashon Beachcomber Article: https://www.vashonbeachcomber.com/news/seattle-indian-health-board-gets-5-million-for-site-on-vashon/
April 7 King5 Report on the Treatment Center and Seattle Indian Health Board
April 13 Vashon Beachcomber Article: https://www.vashonbeachcomber.com/news/health-board-leader-outlines-broad-vision-for-new-facility/
April 18 Voice of Vashon Interview: https://voiceofvashon.org/user-content/april-18-2023-small-talk-segment-esther-lucero-dine-executive-director-of-the-seattle-indian-health-board-vcc-purchase/
April 20 Community Council meeting, where Captain Drazich reports that we should not be seeing an increase in crime. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKhNPtSN_Nc
The discussion begins at 1 hour, 16 minutes into the video.
July 20 Community Council meeting:
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July 26, 2023
Vashon Beachcomber Article: “Islanders find out more about treatment center”
October 23, 2023
Seattle Times Article: How Native WA communities are fighting the fentanyl crisis https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/how-native-wa-communities-are-fighting-the-fentanyl-crisis/
November 21, 2023
Seattle Times Article: Indian Health Board to Open Native-Led Substance Use Treatment Center: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-indian-health-board-to-open-native-led-substance-use-treatment-center/
November 29, 2023
Vashon Beachcomber Article: Health Board leaders share update on treatment center: https://www.vashonbeachcomber.com/news/health-board-leaders-share-update-on-treatment-center/
2024
March 21, 2023
Vashon-Maury Community Council meeting of the community
See the recording of the meeting on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Cj4rLepg1Sc?si=kHZDnW59tXIK8mDt
See the Powerpoint presentation here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aZEdV3PCBrJqhlY-WEPkwwh-XXQIBfJY/view?usp=sharing
March 28, 2024
Beachcomber article covering the March 21st community council presentation by the Seattle Indian Health Center
May, 2024
Vashon Loop editorial: Vashon Community Care Center: What if the new VCCC works as Promised? https://vashonloop.com/wordpress/index.php/2024/05/09/vashon-community-care-center/
July, 2024
Vashon Loop article "Is SIHB Telling the Truth About Their Plans?"
August, 2024
Beachcomber article: "Treatment center, zoning at the heart of heated community meeting"
August, 2024
Beachcomber article: Complicated zoning code takes the stage in Thunderbird Treatment Center conversation
September, 2024
The members present at the September 19 meeting of the Vashon-Maury Community Council voted "to endorse the effort to bring Thunderbird Treatment Center to Vashon as soon as possible, given that the addiction crisis is a reality on Vashon-Maury Island as well as in King County."
Motion details:
FOR: 97 (37 in person, 60 online)
AGAINST: 26 (6 in person, 20 online)
In addition, a Frequently Asked Questions was prepared by board members of the Vashon-Maury Community Council, to help bring clarity to the issues surrounding the Thunderbird Treatment Center. This document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1veHd-ikPs_di4bRhxpUm0Vgar56PVjY0aM0sWRrAiOs/edit?usp=sharing will be updated as more answers come in.
Here is the coverage of the vote in the Vashon Beachcomber: https://www.vashonbeachcomber.com/news/community-council-votes-to-endorse-thunderbird-treatment-center/
Here is a link to the September 19 community discussion about the Thunderbird Treatment Center on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/ixzUBQrqp74 The beginning of the conversation about the Thunderbird Treatment Center begins at 20:55 in the video.
If you still have questions after reviewing this info, please contact:
Tierra Taylor. Director of Public Affairs
tierrat@sihb.org correct
Tierra Taylor (Snuneymuxw)
Pronouns: She/Her
Public Affairs Director
Office: 206-324-9360 x 2505
Cell: 206-380-6205
Out of Office: Friday
