Dan Henrie, Administrator
Touchstone State Community Facility
2010 Puget St. N.E.
Olympia, WA 98506
(360) 586-1082
Touchstone Community Facility is in Olympia. It serves up to 16 young men ages 16–24. The goal is to help young people return to their communities and build successful futures. The program offers treatment and therapy. A type of talk therapy that helps build skills to manage emotion called Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is used. Young people also have access to many educational, job training, and work opportunities. It also supports young people as they connect with their families.
Young people can take classes at the facility or attend school in the community. They can attend high school or prepare for the GED. They can also attend community college, university, vocational school, or get a job.
Young people also have many chances to go into the community for work, shopping, recreation, field trips, local events, and family visits. They can earn passes that allow them to spend time in the community with their families.
Touchstone staff work with families to help young people return to their communities when they leave.
Information for Parents, Guardians, and Family
At Touchstone, each young person has a counselor. The counselor will also be the young person’s case manager. Counselors work with the young people to assess their needs. They also help provide treatment, activities, and services. Treatment options include interpersonal skills training, mental health, substance use (SUD), life skills, and job training. Some treatment and planning will occur during counseling sessions with the case manager, while others will occur in a specialized setting.
Visitation
Families can call the facility to schedule time to visit their young person.
Future and Transition
Parents, guardians, and family members can join all future planning meetings. The goal is to build a plan that supports a young person returning to their communities. The plan can include school, work, treatment, free time, and living arrangements. Young people released from a community facility may or may not have a parole obligation.
Facility Pictures
Resources
Touchstone Youth Handbook
