24-hour crisis center opening in Plattsburgh to assess mental health care gap
TO CALL STATE POLICE. STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS TODAY ANNOUNCED A NEW CRISIS RESPONSE CENTER THAT IS SET TO OPEN IN PLATTSBURGH LATER THIS YEAR. THE CRISIS STABILIZATION CENTER, AS IT WILL BE CALLED, IS EXPECTED TO OFFER NEW RESOURCES TO PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS AND HOMELESSNESS. THE FACILITY WILL BE PART OF THE MHA CAMPUS IN PLATTSBURGH, WHICH IS A 275 BED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITY FOR CLINTON COUNTY RESIDENTS IN RECOVERY. THE PROGRAM WILL BE RUN BY THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FAMILY CENTER. THIS NEW UNIT WILL FOCUS SPECIFICALL ON BEHAVIORAL AND SUBSTANCE USE CRISES, AND WILL EMPLOY A PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER AND PHYSICIAN TO CARE FOR 12 ADULT PATIENTS AND FIVE YOUTH PATIENTS AT A TIME. ON CALL STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE AROUND THE CLOCK TO WORK WITH 911 AND 988 DISPATCHERS, WHO CAN HELP PLACE PEOPLE IN THE CARE THEY NEED. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SAY SERVICES LIKE THIS TRULY CAN SAVE LIVES. WE KNOW THAT OVER 6300 NEW YORKERS DIED OF OVERDOSE IN 2023, AND BRINGING THAT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO HOME HERE IN CLINTON COUNTY IN 2023, 17 PEOPLE DIED OF AN OVERDOSE. AND WE KNOW THAT THESE DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE. AND WE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, TAKES ALL OF US AND ALL OF THE WORK HERE FOR US TO DO THAT. THIS NEW UNIT WILL BE ONE OF TWO INTENSIVE CRISIS CENTERS LIKE THIS IN NEW YORK STATE. MHA IS A
24-hour crisis center opening in Plattsburgh to assess mental health care gap
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