GROUND HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR A NEW “CRISIS CENTER” IN THE BRADD REGION…..WHICH WILL FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE HOW MENTAL HEALTH AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ARE HANDLED IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..
THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN KENTUCKY……THE “CRISIS INTAKE CENTER” WILL SERVE AS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY’S SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY FOR CRISIS
INTERVENTION…..SHIFTING THE FOCUS AWAY FROM OVERCROWED JAILS AND EMERGENCY ROOMS…..
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE BRADD REGION HAVE ALLOCATED 20-MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE PROJECT…..WITH AN ADDITIONAL COMMITMENT OF
13-MILLION….
THE CENTER WILL FEATURE A 24/7 CRISIS TRIAGE…..SPACES FOR BOTH VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY OBSERVATION…..AN ADULT CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT
AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES…..ALL AT NO OUT-OF-POCKET COST TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM…..
