Construction is beginning on Fulton County’s first publicly funded Behavioral Health Crisis Center. The Southwest Atlanta facility is expected to be open 24 hours a day, offering a variety of services and a special drop-in area for adults in crisis who may not need inpatient care.
“It’s more of a living room setting with no stigma, just a very calming environment,” said Kevin Tanner, Commissioner of the state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. “So when someone comes in, if they just need a place to sit, they need a place to be observed by a professional for a short period of time, up to 23 hours, that’s what that will be.”
The project is a partnership between the state of Georgia and Fulton County.
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