Richmond, VA – According to the state officials, these grants will be administered to new sites, to complete projects currently in development and enhance staffing at existing crisis receiving centers and crisis stabilization units.
The awards are allocated from the $58 million FY 2024 investment in CRCs and CSUs outlined in Governor Youngkin’s transformational Right Help, Right Now plan for behavioral health care in Virginia.
The first round of projects receiving grant funding were announced in December 2023.
These efforts are being funded through the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and will ensure same-day care for individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis, a key component of Right Help, Right Now .
Governor Glenn Youngkin released the following statement:
“Through Right Help, Right Now, we are delivering on our promise to give Virginians experiencing a mental health crisis help pre-crisis, in crisis, and post crisis with available resources to call, entities to respond, and somewhere to go. Crisis receiving centers and crisis stabilization units provide a necessary alternative to emergency rooms that allows a person in crisis to receive the appropriate care they need, when they need it. Through these measures, we are transforming Virginia’s behavioral health system for the better.”
