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Horizon Behavioral Health briefs Campbell County supervisors on services and new crisis care center
Summary
Horizon Behavioral Health told the Campbell County Board the agency provides a wide continuum of community-based mental-health and substance-use services in Central Virginia and is seeking licensure for a new crisis receiving and stabilization center serving Lynchburg-area localities including Campbell County.
Melissa Lucy, introduced to the board as a representative of Horizon Behavioral Health, described the agency’s continuum of care and recent initiatives serving Campbell County and surrounding localities. She said Horizon offers treatment, prevention, school-based programs, case management and same-day assessments, and highlighted Project LINK, which provides wraparound services to pregnant and postpartum women with substance-use disorders. "Project Link is a program designed to care for pregnant and postpartum women who are diagnosed with a substance use disorder," Lucy said.
Lucy also outlined Horizon’s GABE program for homeless youth and described an on-site pharmacy and other supports intended to reduce hospital readmissions. She told the board Horizon served roughly 1,900 Campbell County residents in the last year, and that outcome-based care has helped the agency pursue grant funding. On a central priority, Lucy said Horizon is applying for licensure for a new crisis care center in Central Virginia and expects to open this year; "we are applying for licensure, and soon we'll have our doors open," she told supervisors. The crisis center will offer a 24/7 walk-in mental-health evaluation, residential crisis stabilization (3–7 days), a voluntary 23-hour crisis stabilization option and medical detoxification.
Supervisors praised Horizon’s local impact and asked for operational details. Board members asked about law-enforcement access and privacy; Lucy said the center includes a dedicated entrance for officers to preserve privacy and safety while facilitating transfers from emergency departments. The presentation closed with staff offering to provide additional details on client counts and program funding sources as requested by the board. The board did not take formal action on this presentation; staff said Horizon’s work supports ongoing regional behavioral-health coordination and potential grant opportunities.
