- In Prince William County, Virginia, New Crisis Stabilization Center “Shows Early Success.” As the county details in their announcement, the new center, which opened in October, “is already demonstrating strong early results in supporting individuals experiencing behavioral health crises and reducing reliance on inpatient psychiatric hospitalization… [with] out-of-area [hospital] placements dropping from 43 percent to just four percent.” The center’s medical staff provide a range of mental health services and treatment to patients, who can arrive via law enforcement drop off or hospital transfers, through an “on-site Crisis Stabilization Unit for individuals requiring more intensive, short-term care… [as well as] outpatient and community-based services” for people with less acute symptoms.
- In Wayne County, Pennsylvania, New 24/7 Crisis Stabilization Center Opens, “Taking Pressure Off” Of Local Emergency Rooms. For WVIA, Lydia McFarlane reports on the Northeast Regional Crisis Stabilization Center, which opened its doors at the end of 2025, that local officials say is “already making a difference” in the health and safety of the community. The center is “staffed 24/7 and anyone can be treated there, regardless of age or where they live.” It features a residential treatment program “where individuals can stay for up to five days”—a “first of its kind” service in the county. Local leaders told the news station that the new facility is “taking pressure off Wayne Memorial Hospital.” John Nebzydoski, the county’s behavioral health director, explained how the county views the facility’s role in the public safety infrastructure: “We’re comparing this to an urgent care… If you’re in mental health crisis, you’re not bleeding, you’re in reasonably good physical health, please come here.”
- In Hennepin County, Minnesota, A New Youth Crisis Stabilization Center Is Serving Kids “With Complex Mental Health Needs” Who Would “Otherwise End Up In An ER Or Detention Center.” For The Star Tribune, Eleanor Hildebrandt reports on the county’s new crisis stabilization center for kids, that just opened in December, providing treatment for youth “with complex mental and behavioral health needs who have long been stuck between [being sent to] emergency rooms and juvenile detention,” but now can receive mental health care at the facility instead “for up to 45 days.” The center, staffed with trained medical professionals, provides kids in crisis with “a calm place to stay for a few weeks and get help while figuring out what to do next.” Its design, which came about through consultation with mental health care professionals and “feedback from families and youth” has a “a familial vibe to the space, including a dining room area… [and] every room has a personal bathroom and desk.” Kids can receive “multiple types of therapy while there… [and] will also be taught by a Minneapolis Public Schools teacher while they stay.”
