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Franklin County opens first 24/7 mental-health crisis care center; officials say it will ease ER burden
Summary
Panelists announced that Franklin County, with hospital and ADAMH board support, opened Ohio's first 24/7 mental-health crisis care center last month. The center provides urgent-care-style services, 23-hour observation and longer-term care on one campus and is expected to be fully operational in early 2026.
Franklin County health leaders told a Columbus Metro Club forum that the county has opened the state's first 24/7 mental-health crisis care center, designed to provide urgent mental-health assessment and short-term care and to reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments.
"We have opened the first mental health crisis care center in the state of Ohio," Dr. Meshika Roberts, health commissioner for Columbus Public Health, said, adding that the center opened last month with support from the four hospital systems, Franklin County, the…
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