Work starts soon on county's new mental health facility
Skagit Valley HeraldSep 06, 2020
Work on the
The facility is dedicated to short-term, acute mental health care and will be the only one of its kind in the North Sound region -- which includes
Patients will generally be brought here by law enforcement after experiencing a mental health crisis and will work with staff to stabilize and plan for future care.
"We all need these in the community," said
The 16-bed center will replace a similar facility now located at the Sedro-Woolley Innovation for Tomorrow (SWIFT) Center complex -- the former Northern State Hospital property. That property is being redeveloped through an agreement between the
Crews are already at work on a new turn lane and culvert to improve access to the property for the new facility, an 8-acre parcel off
Commissioner
The county will host a virtual groundbreaking ceremony at
-- Reporter
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