Treatment Sales Tax Program

What is Treatment Sales Tax​?

Washington State law allows counties to collect a 1/10 of 1% sales tax to fund enhanced and expanded chemical dependency and mental health treatment services and for therapeutic courts. Thurston County has collected this tax since 2009.

The Treatment Sales Tax (TST) is a important local funding stream that works alongside federal and state funding such as Medicaid to meet mental health and substance use needs in Thurston County. Through reduced justice involvement, emergency room use, health care costs, and public assistance and increased earnings, TST programs save our community approximately $4 for every $1 spent.

TST is managed by the Thurston County Commissioners Office. A volunteer Advisory Committee comprised of Thurston County residents makes non-binding recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding use of TST funds.

What are the goals of the Treatment Sales Tax?

  • ​Improve the quality of life for Thurston County residents with mental health, chemical dependency, or co-occurring disorders.

  • Reduce criminal justice involvement for individuals with mental and/or chemical dependency issues, including diverting from jail or reducing length of jail stays when possible and reducing recidivism.

  • Increase collaboration and coordination between and education and training to corrections, courts, law enforcement, mental health, and chemical dependency and housing services.


The Treatment Sales Tax works in alignment with Thurston Thrives strategies and emphasizes the use of evidence-based practices.

Who is served by Treatment Sales Tax programs?

​TST programs serve children and adults in every zip code in Thurston County, including justice-involved individuals, individuals experiencing homelessness, pregnant women and girls, youth in school settings, and other residents with mental health and substance abuse needs.

$5.3M

approx annual budget

3,300

approxnumber of individuals served

$4

approx savings for every $1 invested

How are Treatment Sales Tax funds spent?

      ​TST pie chart.PNG

  • Administration includes oversight and monitoring of TST funds as well as staff training.

  • Youth and Family Services includes community and school-based services to youth, services to youth in detention, services to pregnant and parenting women and girls and their children, and Family Recovery Court.

  • Adult Therapeutic Courts includes Drug Court, DUI Court, Mental Health Court, and Veteran’s Court, including associated judicial, prosecution, and defense time.

  • Adult Treatment includes treatment, housing, employment, reentry, and case management services for adults with mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders in the community and/or in jail, including specialized services for Veterans.
     
    ​ ​Youth and Family Services–total of $1.88 million
        Community Grants​$246,000
    ​    Wraparound Initiative​$363,230
        ​Multi-Systemic Therapy​$387,518
    ​    Youth Substance Use Disorder Treatment$61,519
      ​  Juvenile Court and Detention Transitions​$166,427
    ​    Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health Alternative​$140,720
        Family Recovery Court​$136,883
        ​Nurse Family Partnership​$353,385
        ​Domestic Violence Case Coordinator​$22,374
    ​ Adult Therapeutic Courts–total of $1.63 million
    ​    DUI/Drug Court​$622,349
    ​    Mental Health and Veteran’s Court​$350,848
    ​    Prosecution and Defense​$660,744
    Adult Treatment-Jail, Reentry and Community-Based–total of $1.54 million
    ​    Mentally Ill Offender Program​$86,802
    ​    Veteran’s Case Manager​$30,000
    ​    Co-Occurring Disorders Intensive Case Management​$123,469
        Housing Case Management (including Inmate HCM)​$336,485
    ​    Nisqually Tribal Intensive Case Management​$129,725
    ​    Inmate Chemical Dependency Program​$351,576
    ​    Inmate Mental Health Services​$223,075
    ​    Preparing for ReEntry Employment Program​$118,676
    ​    Corrections Coordination​$143,320
    ​Treatment Sales Tax Administration-total of $275,737 ​

 

 

 

​More Information

     Thurston County Treatment Sales Tax - Overview

     Thurston County Code, Chapter 5.49 

​For more information about the Treatment Sales Tax fund please contact:

Carrie Hennen | TST Program Manager
Thurston County | Public Health & Social Services
412 Lily Road | Olympia, WA 98502
PH 360.867-2092 | FX 360.786.5140
email Carrie Hennen

TST Advisory Committee

Meeting Agendas & Minutes

2017 Annual Report

​2017 Annual Report (Final).pdf

​Announcement Archives

​Treatment Sales Tax: Job Opening for Data Analyst-- click here for details!

​Press Release-- RFP for TST Community Grants (March 15, 2018)

Request for Proposals (RFP) for TST Community Grants -- Due April 18, 2018