The Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board has approved a revised plan for a behavioral health crisis center, Ideastream Public Media reported March 25.
Under an updated agreement between the board and The Centers, the behavioral health nonprofit will assume responsibility for a $6.8 million forgivable loan, shifting financial risk away from the board.
The revision also lowers projected annual operating costs from about $10 million to roughly $4.5 million. The earlier estimate was unsustainable given broader system budget pressures, board CEO Jason Joyce told Ideastream.
The facility, named the Glick Recovery Campus, is slated to open in the fall on the former Cleveland, Ohio-based St. Vincent Charity campus. It will operate a walk-in stabilization center offering mental health and addiction care 24/7, as well as withdrawal management and psychiatric services.
The scaled-down plan is expected to reduce — but not eliminate — cuts to existing programs. The center is intended to address demand, with about 20,000 behavioral health-related emergency room visits occurring annually in the county.
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