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Burke County buys Union Street building for 16‑bed facility-based crisis center; RFQs and partner funding planned
Summary
County staff announced the purchase of the former NCWorks building on Union Street to convert into a 16‑bed facility-based crisis center for behavioral-health stabilization and detox; staff will release RFQs for architecture and a provider and expect initial support from opioid-settlement funds and grant matches.
Burke County announced it has purchased the former NCWorks building on Union Street (near Little Guatemala) with plans to renovate and expand it into a 16-bed facility-based crisis center that will offer behavioral-health crisis stabilization, detox services and a short-term inpatient option.
Katie (S3), who presented the plan to the advisory group, said the center will provide an enhanced intake similar to a behavioral-health urgent care, allow walk-in assessments and act as a first evaluation site for involuntary commitments to divert…
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