ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) traveled to St. Clairsville Wednesday afternoon for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Coleman Health Services psychiatric crisis care facility.
Coleman Health services provides mental health counseling and case management services throughout Ohio, including an office on Bayberry Drive in St. Clairsville. The new behavioral health urgent care facility will be built near Fox Run Hospital in St. Clairsville.
They will offer walk-in services, telehealth and mobile response stabilization services. Some of the conditions they will treat include bipolar disorder, anxiety and substance abuse.
The facility will serve Belmont, Harrison and Monroe Counties.
DeWine said this was an “historic day.”
DeWine said having timely access to mental health in the community will alleviate the strain on local law enforcement and jails since a person in a mental health crisis could have early intervention and possibly avoid an escalation in behavior that ends in arrest.
DeWine said Ohio is building a network of mental healthcare services.
The new facility will cost around $7.3 million with the state of Ohio contributing $6.1 million, DeWine said.
