Left to right: Utah Congressman Walt Brooks, Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby, Washington County Sheriff Adam Snow, Washington County Commissioner Nicole Felshaw, and Washington County Commissioner Victor cutting the ribbon for the Washington Opening Ceremony. Iverson, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, and other officials at the Hurricane County Crisis and Stabilization Center on Tuesday. (St. George News, Chris Reid)
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HURRICANE, WASHINGTON COUNTY — A celebration was held this week to celebrate the opening of the Washington County Crisis Stabilization Center in Hurricane, one year and five months after construction began on an experiment to close the mental health gap in the local community. .
Just as the State of the Union brings all state officials together in one chamber, the event will bring together local police chiefs, legislators, mayors, commissioners and state legislators representing five southern Utah counties. gathered at 176 S. Regional. Park Road on Tuesday.
Officials say the center is designed for mental health in the same way that emergency care and emergency rooms are for physical health. It is also a new option for law enforcement to use people who deal with mental and substance abuse problems as an alternative to prisons and psychiatric wards.
Sen. Evan Vickers, who represents Iron County, told The St. George News that it is impossible to underestimate how important the opening of the center is to the mental health needs of southern Utah.
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