Yurok Tribe Breaks Ground on $37 Million Health and Wellness Center, to Host 53-Bed Inpatient and Outpatient Facility 18%
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7/23/2026, 9:39:50 AM
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On Tuesday the Yurok Tribe broke ground on a state of the art, $37 million Yurok Health and Wellness Center near Martin’s Ferry Bridge.
The Wah-Sekw-Won Treatment Center, a 53-bed, approximately 26,000-square-foot health and wellness center, will house an inpatient and outpatient facility to provide residential substance use disorder treatment, behavioral health services, intensive outpatient services, and ancillary support services to Yurok and other Native American tribal members and the surrounding community.
Once completed, it will be the first and only tribally run inpatient wellness center in the region.
Offering culturally based and conventional treatment options, the integrated wellness model planned for the facility aims to address the physical, mental, and social health needs of residents ranging from infants to the elderly.
“We are meticulously planning every aspect of this effort to provide high-quality, culturally centered healthcare services that help individuals restore balance to their lives,” said Joseph L.
James, Chairman of the Yurok Tribe.
“This facility will provide a broad range of supportive care services as part of an expanding, sovereign, community-driven behavioral health system.”
Construction of the facility, located near Weitchpec, is expected to be completed in spring 2028.
The project is supported by a $26 million Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 1: Launch Ready award funded through the Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act.
“I want to express sincere gratitude to California Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Health and Human Services Agency and Department of Health Care Services for their strong commitment to advancing healthcare access and outcomes in tribal communities,” said Yurok Vice Chair Rose Sylvia.
Earlier this year, the Yurok Tribe broke ground on a $7.9 million Youth Center adjoining the Weitchpec Tribal Office.
Informed by the voices and needs of Yurok Tribal youth, the facility will provide culturally centered behavioral health services, including mental health care, substance use disorder treatment, educational support, and community wellness programming for tribal youth ages 12 to 23.
The Tribe was also awarded a $12 million California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) grant to develop a Peer Respite Center as part of expanding behavioral health infrastructure in the Weitchpec area.
The project will provide a peer-supported recovery and respite center serving individuals transitioning from residential treatment and their families, providing community-based recovery support and temporary lodging.
The center will complement the clinical and youth focused facilities nearby.
These projects will greatly expand health and wellness services for those in need.
In addition to these critical services, the centers will employ dozens in the healthcare, education, case management and administrative staff.
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