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County supervisors hope to give young people suffering a mental health crisis help right here in Loudoun, rather than sending them away for help, with a multi-departmental proposal to establish a new 12-bed Crisis Stabilization Center.
Director of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Developmental Services Margaret Graham said her department’s number one need for youth is a stabilization unit for kids. Currently, children who need that service must be sent to other facilities around the state. The county already owns a suitable property, Graham said; with funding added to the next county budget during the Board of Supervisors meeting March 11, the department would issue a Request for Proposals to operate the facility, as well as hire a contract manager.