Ballard Teen Health Center (BTHC)

BTHC & Neighborcare Health Announcement!

• There will be a Neighborcare Health soft-launch opening on April 20, 2026 to help support and complete student Registration Paperwork. Parents and students can fill out registration forms in advance to prepare to receive services (must also be completed at the beginning of each school year).
• The Registration Forms can be found online or in the BTHC office. Confidential registration can be completed by students seeking confidential mental health or reproductive services. We do accept various forms of insurance including Apple Health, but we will never charge students for our services regardless of insurance coverage.
  
  

Registration with Neighborcare Health

To use services at the health center when it opens, students must register with Neighborcare Health Health, even if they previously received are at the clinic. Parents/guardians can register their students, or students 18 and older can register themselves, by completing the Neighborcare Health at Ballard High School Registration Packet in DocuSign. Students can use any of the services after a parent or guardian completes and signs the registration forms for the school-based health center. Under state law, youth may independently access some health care without parental consent, including reproductive health and mental health services. Learn more about Washington state minor consent laws. Registration forms are also now available at the Ballard HS Teen Health Center. 

Hours of Operation

We offer weekday appointments before, during and after school during the school year. We are closed when school is not in session, including holidays and summer break. The clinic hours are from 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Appointments are generally between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. but some exceptions can sometimes be made ahead of time.

Appointments

Students can make appointments by first filling out a Registration Packet and then coming into the office and scheduling. The scheduling can also be done via phone; 206-548-3177 or text; 206-593-1443. 

Registration can be done confidentially without parental consent for reproductive and mental health services. Physical services require parental consent unless the student is 18.

Medical & Mental Health Services Offered

• Same-day treatment of injuries and illnesses, such as ankle sprain or sore throat
• Well-student check-ups
• Sports physicals
• Vaccinations
• ADHD evaluation and treatment
• Health education
• Support for ongoing/chronic health conditions, such as asthma
• Medication prescriptions (some can be filled on site at the school-based health center)

Sports physicals and other physical medicine appointments are available, including annual check-ups, vaccinations, and routine injury/illness treatment. These appointments all require parental consent or the student to be 18.

Additionally, we provide both confidential and non-confidential reproductive and mental health services. Students can register for these services with or without parental consent. Reproductive Services: Include STI checks, various forms of birth control including IUDs, Plan B, medication (the pill) and injection.

Mental Health Services Include weekly counseling/therapy appointments, substance use related treatment. Therapists can provide one-on-one, group or family counseling for a wide range of issues such as developing coping skills, anxiety, depression, grief support, help with emotional or social issues, substance use, family support, and more. These appointments can be completed confidentially.  

Medical Health Provider

Karen Boudour, ARNP

Karen has been working with teens and their families for over 20 years. She enjoys helping students learn to navigate the health care system so that they can remain healthy throughout their lives. She has a particular interest in behavioral health, providing medical care in coordination with the therapist. Karen provides all the services offered by primary care providers, and does so in a teen-friendly setting to all SPS Students. 

Mental Health Providers

Summer Igaz, MSW, LICSW (she/her)

Summer has been working with teens and families since her early days as an obstetric and pediatric social worker at Swedish Medical Center followed by a decade of service in school-based mental health. She enjoys helping students identify their own strengths and resourcefulness in addition to adding new tools to manage mood, relationships, academic stressors, and life adjustments. She comes from a lens of social justice and is passionate about students learning to advocate for their mental health needs and decrease stigma to accessing care. School based services are typically short-term, in person, and are scheduled during school days/hours. A resource list of community providers and supports is available upon request.  

Melissa Guzman Moyes

Check back for additional information to be posted.

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Neighborcare Health

Beginning April 20, 2026, Neighborcare Health, a trusted community provider with deep experience in adolescent care, will assume operation of the Ballard Teen Health Center (BTHC). Neighborcare Health currently runs multiple school-based health centers and offers integrated primary care, behavioral health support, and health education tailored to teens, maintaining the trusted relationships built through Seattle’s School-Based Health Centers, supported by Public Health–Seattle & King County and the Seattle Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy.

As of April 21, 2026