New Crisis Stabilization Unit Unveiled in Rapid City
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RAPID CITY, S.D.– With the increasing need for resources addressing mental health crises and addiction recovery, Care Campus officials in Rapid City cut the ribbon on Pivot Point, the state’s first crisis stabilization unit Thursday afternoon. Behavior Management Systems C.E.O Amy Iversen explains more about the facility.
Why is the facility needed?
According to Iversen, the new facility will help identify and get people the help they need in severe crises.
“A lot of folks don’t know what they need. They know there is some crises going on. They are struggling or maybe a family member is struggling, but they don’t know where to go for help,” Iversen said. “Now we have this. People can come here, we’ll help get them connected and get them what they need.”
She also says that not just Rapid City residents, but people in the entire West River region will have the ability to use the resources available if they are in need of help. Prior to this facility, anyone struggling with a severe crisis may have needed to seek help in the eastern part of the statble.
How will the facility work?
Once opened to the public, people coming in and looking for help will be assessed on location to determine what kind of help they will need. For example, if they need help from a source off of the campus, officials will arrange for them to meet with an external professional to continue the help they need.
“They might need to be connected to outpatient services, which we’ll be able to do, or they might need a longer stay with us. And that’s where the other side of the building comes into play,” Iverson explained. “And that’s our stabilization unit…and that has 16 beds for individuals and they can stay with us for five to seven days to really help them stabilize if they’re experiencing a mental health crisis and just need some time to maybe get some medication, to work through some things that are going on, really get them stable.”
Are there plans to bring this program elsewhere?
Yes. The state has also arranged for Yankton and Watertown to receive the crisis stabilization units also. However, they are still in the works. Rapid City’s location is to be a model for the other towns, along with a way to help officials build their programs based on how their community needs them.
“Rapid really has some great partnerships that really made this a reality. And so, we are working to staff it right now, getting the staff in place so that we can open the facility and begin serving people. The other appropriate regional facilities are in various processes of development. We have regular conversations with them as well to share information back and forth since we’re all opening similar services and serving some similar populations.”
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