DSHS provides services in your preferred language at no cost. To learn more about the types of services we provide, please call 800-902-7878 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
If you reach a recording, please leave a message with your phone number and the language you speak and we will return your call with an interpreter on the line. For deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind and speech-disabled clients or individuals, please contact us at 360-111-2222 through your preferred relay provider.
What kinds of services does DSHS offer?
- Food, cash, housing and medical benefits: 877-501-2233
- Child support: 800-442-5437
- Adult care: 800-422-3263
- Adult protection: 866-363-4276
- Disability support: 800-248-0949
- Vocational rehabilitation: 800-637-5627
- Mental health: 800-902-7878
To make sure you get the services you need, we will arrange for interpreters to help us communicate with you, translate documents, provide documents in large print or Braille, provide audio versions of written materials, and more.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act prohibits DSHS from discriminating on the basis of race, color or national origin. If you requested and have not received services in your preferred language, or you feel DSHS has discriminated against you, please contact Constituent Services at 800-902-7878 or email your complaint to civil.rights@dshs.wa.gov.
You can also file a discrimination complaint with these offices:
Washington State Office of the Attorney General (800-551-4636)
Washington State Human Rights Commission (800-233-3247)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (800-368-1019).