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Franklin County Crisis Care Center to open with ‘no wrong door’ model and on-site services

5691951 · August 27, 2025
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Franklin County’s new Crisis Care Center will offer a 24/7 no-wrong-door facility with observation recliners, behavioral urgent care, an on-site pharmacy and space for community partners, officials said at a public forum in Columbus.

The soon-to-open Franklin County Crisis Care Center will operate 24 hours a day and offer a “no wrong door” approach to adults in psychiatric or substance-use crisis, Franklin County and behavioral-health leaders said at a Columbus Landmarks Forum on crisis care.

Erica Clark Jones, chief executive officer of the Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Board of Franklin County (ADAMH), said the center will provide short-term observation, light medical care and space for community treatment partners to connect patients to follow-up services. “There is a dedicated entrance for first responders, law enforcement officers, and mobile crisis response…

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