KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (WPVI) — Around-the-clock mental health care is coming to Montgomery County, thanks in part to a bipartisan budget recently approved by county commissioners.
The first-of-its-kind facility addresses a growing demand for access.
“It’s like an emergency room, but it’s more equipped to deal with mental health emergencies instead of physical injuries,” said Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Mahkija.
Mahkija says the center will be open 24/7, in addition to a crisis hotline that will also be manned around the clock.
It’s a $21 million project that will be the largest crisis center in the state.
The old office space in King of Prussia is expected to help thousands of adults and children.
A study by Johns Hopkins University this year found that nearly 1 in 10 adults in the United States have experienced a mental health crisis in the last year.
The CDC says for children, that number is one in five.
“We think this is going to make it easier for people to access services across the board, but they get on a path to a long-term plan so they can find treatment,” he said.
They will also see patients without insurance, which is often a big hurdle for many people.
It’s slated to open in a couple of months.
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