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Linn County mental health manager outlines plans for stabilization center, mobile crisis expansion and 988 integration
Summary
Linn County mental health leaders briefed Albany council on Mental Health Awareness Month and plans to open a stabilization center on Seventh Street next July, expand mobile crisis response and connect to the 988 crisis line. The county urged residents to engage with the county mental health advisory board.
Linn County mental health leaders briefed the Albany City Council on May 15 about Mental Health Awareness Month activities and upcoming services intended to expand crisis response in the county.
Dr. Moulds, chair of the Linn County Mental Health Advisory Board, described the board’s work connecting community voices to county program managers and encouraged residents to attend or consider serving on the advisory board. He said the board meets the fourth Tuesday of each month and that the membership includes service users, veterans, probation and other community representatives.
Dr. Sandy Menta, Linn County’s mental health program manager, described two near-term developments: the county has purchased a building on Seventh Street to convert into a stabilization center and expects to open the site around July of next year; and the county is expanding mobile crisis services and is integrated with the national 988 crisis line so callers who need non‑immediate emergency mental‑health support can be routed to the county’s response team. Menta said these changes are intended to provide alternatives to hospital emergency departments and to facilitate timely crisis intervention in the community.
Councilors and the county presenters noted the frequent intersection of mental health issues with public-safety calls and praised local law-enforcement crisis-response coordination. County staff encouraged residents to contact Linn County Mental Health or attend advisory-board meetings to learn more and provide input.
