LAKEWOOD, Wash. — A new residential treatment facility has opened on the grounds of Western State Hospital.
An active lawsuit known as Trueblood challenged unconstitutional delays in competency evaluation and restoration services, and now,the state has been ordered to speed things up.
The Department of Social and Health Services opened the new facility to provide those services in a timely manner.
DSHS accepted its first patient at the Fort Steilacoom Competency Restoration Program Wednesday.