New Mental Health Crisis Diversion Center Opens to Serve People in North Alabama- WAAY31 Feature Story
Before this crisis diversion center opened in May, there were two options for people having a mental health crisis when law enforcement got involved. It was either go to the hospital or jail. Now, those people can get the help they need.
“We are specialists in mental health and so, having that staff, the nurse practitioners, the psychiatrists, the master’s level therapists, the care managers on staff, 24/7 to attend to those mental health crises makes a huge difference,” said Jeremy Blair, Wellstone Chief Executive Officer.