KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (WPVI) — Around-the-clock mental health care is coming to Montgomery County, thanks in part to a bipartisan budget recently approved by county commissioners.<\/p>\n
The first-of-its-kind facility addresses a growing demand for access.<\/p>\n
“It’s like an emergency room, but it’s more equipped to deal with mental health emergencies instead of physical injuries,” said Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Mahkija.<\/p>\n
Mahkija says the center will be open 24\/7, in addition to a crisis hotline that will also be manned around the clock.<\/p>\n
It’s a $21 million project that will be the largest crisis center in the state.<\/p>\n
The old office space in King of Prussia is expected to help thousands of adults and children.<\/p>\n
A study by Johns Hopkins University this year found that nearly 1 in 10 adults in the United States have experienced a mental health crisis in the last year.<\/p>\n
The CDC says for children, that number is one in five.<\/p>\n
“We think this is going to make it easier for people to access services across the board, but they get on a path to a long-term plan so they can find treatment,” he said.<\/p>\n
They will also see patients without insurance, which is often a big hurdle for many people.<\/p>\n
It’s slated to open in a couple of months.<\/p>\n
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