YFA Connections – Spokane, Washington
22 South Thor Street, Spokane, Washington, 99202
Last Updated: June 26, 2026

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Payment Options
- Cash or self-payment
- Medicaid
- Private health insurance
- County or local government funds
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
- Self-pay options
- Sliding scale payment assistance
- Financial aid
Addiction Resource Score
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8.0
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YFA Connections is a private, nonprofit alcohol and drug treatment facility in Spokane, Washington. It offers thorough treatment for a range of substance misuse addictions, including opiate addiction, co-occurring mental health problems, and alcoholism. Since its founding in 1969, YFA Connections has changed to accommodate the community’s expanding needs and now provides a variety of programs for children, adults, and families. Their all-encompassing strategy for treating addiction recovery stresses tailored treatment and takes into account all of the obstacles that people with drug use disorders must overcome.
The institution provides a structured program that incorporates flexible outpatient addiction treatment, long-term residential care for those in need of a more intensive setting, and medically supervised detoxification to effectively manage withdrawal symptoms. Patients in the outpatient program may maintain their daily obligations by continuing to live at home and attending therapy sessions on a regular basis. Relapse prevention programs and intense outpatient services are further levels of therapy that concentrate on developing long-term recovery methods.
YFA Connections specializes in providing care that is specifically adapted to each population’s specific requirements. Their programs cater to the special needs of women, offering gender-sensitive addiction therapy that takes into account the particular difficulties that women encounter in their quest for recovery. In a similar vein, they provide age-appropriate care for teenagers struggling with drug use disorders and gender-specific care for males. Patients may get therapy that is both effective and sympathetic to their unique living circumstances thanks to this individualized approach.
Away from the stresses and pressures of daily life, the residential setting at YFA Connections is intended to offer a serene and immersive atmosphere that enables patients to completely participate in their rehabilitation. Private rooms are available to every patient, providing a quiet place for introspection and uninterrupted sleep during the course of therapy. In addition, the hospital promotes artistic expression via art-related activities, giving patients a soothing and therapeutic way to work through their feelings.
With the goal of helping the most vulnerable members of the community, YFA Connections provides adult treatment for drug use disorders, school-based mental health services for adolescents, and shelter services for young people. The center’s dedication to assisting people and families in reconstructing their lives in a healthy and useful manner is shown by the wide variety of programs it offers.
YFA Connections provides evidence-based treatment methods that are tailored to the unique requirements of each person attempting to maintain sobriety, thanks to the kind and committed work of their counselors. For more than 50 years, YFA has been a reputable supplier of addiction treatment services in Spokane thanks to its all-encompassing and encouraging approach.
Treatment Options
The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:
- Mentoring/peer support
- Housing services
- Discharge Planning
- Naloxone and overdose education
The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Screening for tobacco use
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Interim services for clients
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Screening for mental disorders
- Screening for substance use
Treatment Modalities
- Individual psychotherapy
- Couples/family therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
- Activity therapy
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Trauma-related counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- 12-step facilitation
- Intervention Services
- Motivational interviewing
- Relapse prevention
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
Conditions Treated
- Alcoholism
- Mental health treatment
- Substance use treatment
- Co-occurring Disorders
- Opioid Treatement
Levels Of Care
- Outpatient
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Aftercare
- Outpatient detoxification
- Detoxification
- Hospital inpatient treatment
- Hospital inpatient detoxification
- Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
License and Accreditation
- State mental health department
- State department of health
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment
- Illness management and recovery
- Integrated primary care services
- Suicide prevention services
- Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- Transportation assistance
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