The building, just off U. The facility will supplement local emergency departments and mental health counselors and provide a short-term diversion alternative to incarceration. The on-site center serves adults, while the mobile unit helps all ages. Staff will take the mobile unit into the community to assess and de-escalate a crisis in virtually any location.
Tamara Brinkman, UWWV president, said enabling health and well-being for all residents of Wayne and Union counties is a core part of its mission. As a Certified Community Behavioral Center, the Stride Crisis Center in Richmond will collaborate closely with local leaders, first responders, the state crisis line, and other local healthcare-related facilities to ensure every resident has somewhere to turn during a crisis.
Centerstone is a nonprofit health system specializing in mental health and substance use disorder treatments for people of all ages. If you or a loved one are having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, call to access free and confidential emotional support resources.
Stokes centerstone. To learn if a local essential health and human services capital project might qualify for an Indiana United Ways grant, contact United Way of Whitewater Valley at A version of this article appeared in the February 5 print edition of the Western Wayne News.
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