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Viya/RHA update: Alamance diversion center served 723 people in October; facility‑based crisis unit still awaiting state licensure
Summary
Viya/RHA briefed commissioners on services at the Alamance diversion center, including peer support, mobile crisis response and a behavioral urgent care operating 7 days/16 hours; the planned 16‑bed crisis unit is pending state licensure and staffing, and commissioners pressed the provider on security and municipal participation in coverage.
Viya/RHA officials told the Alamance County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 18 that the county diversion/behavioral health center is providing multiple services aimed at diverting people from hospital emergency departments and connecting them to community care.
Donald Roos, vice president for behavioral health and IDD network operations at Viya, said the center currently offers peer support and a peer‑bridger program, a community support team, an assertive community treatment team, medication management and outpatient therapy, a peer living room drop‑in service, and mobile crisis teams working across the county. He said behavioral urgent care is operational seven days a week for 16 hours per day with eight beds available; the…
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