Sunrise Services consolidates mental health offerings in new Everett space

Published 10:44 pm Monday, June 8, 2009

EVERETT — Sunrise Services Community Mental Health, which provides services to 500 low-­income adults in Snohomish County, has moved into new quarters in north Everett.

They’re located in a 7,500-square-foot building at 1021 N. Broadway.

Sunrise has provided home care services in Snohomish County for 30 years. They added mental health programs about two years ago, said Mike Manley, program administrator.

Even though the program is relatively young, it has grown into the second largest provider of adult outpatient mental health services in the county, he said.

All mental health services the organization provides in Snohomish County will now be offered at its new office space, Manley said.

Sunrise offers case managers and therapists to provide ongoing counseling for clients.

Psychiatrists and nurse practitioners, who can prescribe special psychiatric medications, also are on staff, he said.

The programs offered by Sunrise are not for people with mild mental health problems, he said. Services are intended for low-income people with more severe mental illnesses.

The organization provides services to people whose mental illness prevents them from normal functioning, Manley said.

Sunrise joins three other nonprofit organizations providing adult mental health services in Snohomish County: Compass Health, SeaMar and Bridgeways.

Sharon Salyer: 425-339-3486, salyer@heraldnet.com.