Hope Starts Here: The Layne Staley Mobile Medical Unit Is Now on the Road

June 10, 2026

Phil Staley and Liz at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Layne Staley Mobile Medical Unit, Seattle.

Something Layne always understood — that people in pain deserve to be met where they are, not made to fight their way to help — is now moving through the streets of Seattle on four wheels.

Therapeutic Health Services (THS) has launched the Layne Staley Mobile Medical Unit, a dedicated mobile addiction treatment service built to reach Seattle’s most vulnerable communities directly. The unit will deliver comprehensive care — including methadone treatment — to low-income housing and tiny home villages across the city. Services begin June 15th, starting at the Interbay tiny home village, with the unit serving up to 250 people per day, Monday through Saturday, at a minimum of three sites daily.

At the ribbon cutting ceremony, the mission was plain: remove every barrier between a person and the help they need.

“They’re not having to get up, try to figure out where’s the closest place I can go, take a bus or walk if they can to get to their services that they need.”

The Layne Staley Mobile Medical Unit — Layne’s image on the exterior, his mission on the road.

The unit carries Layne’s image on its exterior — a reminder of who this work is for, and who helped make it possible. THS was one of the organizations that supported Layne during his own struggle. That history isn’t lost on anyone involved.

Nancy Layne, Layne’s mother, was present at the ribbon cutting. In an interview with King 5 News, she spoke simply and from the heart.

“There isn’t a day or a moment that he isn’t in my heart. It’s very emotional to see how Layne’s honesty is spread worldwide — and the mobile unit is one of those things.”

She paused, then added something she clearly meant directly to her son:

“I hope he knows. The love, and how his work is going on to help others. And I would say that to young people: who you are and what you do matters.”

Layne Staley died in April 2002. He was 34. He never stopped being honest about what he was going through — in his music, in his words, in his silence. That honesty is now literally driving from neighborhood to neighborhood in Seattle, reaching people who need it most.

Hope starts here.

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As reported by Brady Walkiyama, King 5 News. Watch the full segment: YouTube

Learn more about Therapeutic Health Services: ths-wa.org | 1-833-278-HELP