ASHEBORO - Studies show a high increase in mental health issues such as depression and anxiety, calling for local organizations to introduce two new urgent care services.
Daymark Recovery Service provides various outpatient and psychiatric services for mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and developmental disabilities. The institution will now cater to pressing concerns 24/7 with their new Behavioral Health Urgent Care and Facility-Based Crisis Centers.
Chief Information Officer Jerold Greer said they already had these programs in surrounding counties and saw a need in Asheboro.
According to Greer, the state has local management entities and managed care organizations such as Sandhills Center, which drives the programs. Sandhills manages public mental health in nine counties, including Randolph County, with a budget allocated to funding and developing mental health services.
The plan for a group with more than 45 years of experience of providing mental hygiene services in Northern New York to operate another facility in St. Lawrence County would
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 9:16 am
OGDENSBURG – Around-the-clock access to urgent mental health and addiction treatment services are coming to St. Lawrence County.
The St. Lawrence County Community Services Board (CSB) recently approved Citizen Advocates’ proposal to establish a 24/7 Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center in Ogdensburg.
“Many communities already have 24/7 urgent care centers for physical health, but less common are those that provide urgent care for mental health or addiction treatment,” said James Button, CEO of Citizen Advocates. “We are deeply grateful to the St. Lawrence County CSB for unanimously approving this innovative service and increased access to behavioral health services, which comes with the additional supports individuals need to live a healthy and full life.”
Lucy Kooiman longed to do more for the battered and bruised women who fled their homes in the middle of the night for the safety of the domestic violence shelter in which she worked as a crisis counselor in her native Kenya.