Friends of Youth

Friends of Youth, based in Kirkland, WA, is one of the SAMHSA-registered treatment programs operating in WA. The specific care levels offered by Friends of Youth should be confirmed directly with the admissions team. What this page can help with is the frame — what to ask, what to verify, what to compare against.

Care levels at Friends of Youth

On care levels specifically: Care-level specifics for Friends of Youth are not well-documented in the public SAMHSA record; a direct conversation with the admissions team is the reliable way to confirm what the facility actually provides. What that means in practice is that matching Friends of Youth to the right clinical situation depends on whether you or a loved one needs the level of care this facility actually offers — which is a clinician's judgment, not a facility's sales pitch.

Insurance and payment

Payment and insurance specifics for Friends of Youth are not fully documented in the SAMHSA registry — a direct admissions conversation is the reliable way to confirm what forms of payment are accepted and at what network-contract level. The single most useful pre-admission move on insurance is requesting the facility send you — in writing, by email — the specific benefits verification for your specific plan product. That document is the answer to most post-admission billing disputes.

Before you call

Three questions to put to Friends of Youth before admission: the specific ASAM level the facility is billing; the written Verification of Benefits for your specific plan product; the MAT policy (continuation of buprenorphine or methadone during residential, specifically). If the clinical situation involves opioid use disorder, confirm explicitly whether Friends of Youth offers medication-assisted treatment — buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone. Programs that do not are operating outside the current standard of care. Getting answers in writing protects against the downstream surprises.