Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit Ribbon Cutting

2500 Ohio Avenue,Gallipolis OH 45631

15 July, 2022

Description

Gallia-Jackson-Meigs ADAMH Board, in partnership with Hopewell Health Centers and the Gallia County Commissioners, invites you to attend the ribbon-cutting opening of our long-awaited Youth Crisis Center on July 15, 2020, at 10:00 am. The former residential cottage residing in the beautiful, and peaceful setting on the Gallipolis Developmental Center grounds, will be a welcoming and restorative setting for the youth and families we serve. A community-based, culturally appropriate option for Appalachian youth and families, has been made possible through the Gallia County Commissioners, ADAMH Board funding through the Regional Crisis Center allocations from OhioMHAS, and a grant from the Governor's Office of Appalachia/Appalachian Regional Commission. At the ribbon-cutting, we will be sharing in detail the vision brought to reality that children and families in Gallia, Jackson, and Meigs counties now have rapid access to crisis intervention, evaluation, and stabilization services. We will share our hopes of removing the future need to visit a hospital emergency department or travel long distances for unnecessary psychiatric hospitalization. Hopewell Health Centers will provide a brief overview of admissions, and future plans to maintain continuity of care, culturally appropriate intervention, and elimination of barriers to family involvement for Appalachian families.