Virginia — Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced more than $13 million in new grants to expand crisis care services across Virginia as part of the state’s Right Help, Right Now initiative. The funding will support new crisis receiving centers and crisis stabilization… The post Governor Youngkin Announces Grants to Expand Behavioral Health Crisis Care appeared first on TV Delmarva Channel 33.
Virginia — Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced more than $13 million in new grants to expand crisis care services across Virginia as part of the state’s Right Help, Right Now initiative. The funding will support new crisis receiving centers and crisis stabilization units, giving Virginians experiencing behavioral health emergencies an alternative to hospital emergency departments and jails.
“Every Virginian deserves to know that in a moment of crisis, help is close at hand,” Youngkin said. “By investing in more crisis receiving centers and stabilization units, we are strengthening communities, easing the strain on emergency rooms and law enforcement, and ensuring help is available when and where it is needed most.” The latest awards will support new and expanded facilities in the Alleghany Highlands, Fairfax-Falls Church, and Rappahannock regions. Projects include the development of new adult and youth crisis services, the opening of additional centers in Northern Virginia, and the relocation and expansion of existing facilities in Fredericksburg. State officials say the new centers will offer same-day access to care, reduce unnecessary hospital visits, and connect people directly to the level of treatment they need. Since December 2023, Virginia has committed more than $108 million to 19 crisis projects across the Commonwealth, building what officials describe as a stronger and more accessible behavioral health system. Launched in December 2022, Right Help, Right Now represents a $1.4 billion plan to overhaul Virginia’s behavioral health services and ensure immediate access to crisis care.
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