First Step

If you have concerns about your son/daughter, and their possible drug use, First Step Adolescent Center staff are always willing to talk confidentially with you about signs/symptoms and options.  Either call the main office at (503)538-7647 or Rod Robbins at (503)318-6540.  Sometimes, just being able to talk with someone before making the final decision whether or not to take the next step can be very helpful.

What is First Step Adolescent Center?
We're a state licensed program offering adolescent specific chemical dependency outpatient treatment services to families in Washington and Yamhill Counties in Oregon.

Our Mission
The primary goal of First Step Adolescent Center is to aid adolescent clients in making healthy changes in attitude, thinking and behavior. Believing addiction is a disease, we believe that the focus of the adolescent needs to be on establishing a healthy recovery lifestyle including support from various people and activities.

The goal of treatment is to increase awareness and support change. We work toward this goal through an individualized treatment program designed to meet the specific needs of the client.

Agency Standards
First Step Adolescent Center has established a reputation in the community of providing individualized, timely, effective treatment for clients and their families since September, 2000.  We are committed to the following:

• Evaluations completed within 72 hours of the initial call.

• Individualized treatment recommendations based on a comprehensive evaluation and information from the family and referral source.

• Responsiveness to communicating with the referring agent.

• Focusing on aiding adolescent clients toward the goal of taking individual responsibility for change with support from their family and case manager.

To access services at our agency, an initial evaluation can be scheduled by calling (503) 538-7647.