Macon recovery center expands services with new crisis center
Macon recovery center expands services with new crisis center
River Edge Behavioral Health will reveal its new recovery center Friday, but 41NBC took a look at what you can expect.
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All remaining jeffersonville elementary students will go back to in person learning on october 19th following fall break.
A recovery center is expanding its efforts in middle georgia ... by opening a new crisis facility in macon.
The site is on fulton mill road... right across from the old one.
River edge behavioral health says its new center will offer 24/7 crisis services.... as an alternative to emergency room care.
41nbc jatrissa wooten got an inside look.
River edge behavioral health will reveal its new, recovery center friday but we have a sneak peak.
The center comes with 2 stabilization crisis centers for patients with poor mental health and substance abuse.
One side will include 30 beds for adults in need of detoxification or psychiatric stabilization support.
"whether it be thinking of self harm, thinking of hurting other people.
Having depression that's to the point they cant function or psychosis symptoms or just out of control on their drug addiction.
" the other side--16 stabilization beds for children ages 5-14.
Sot michele fulcher director of nursing and stabilization "we take kids from all over the state.
Director of nursing and stabilization services-michele fulcher- says most adults patients are predominantly from bibb and surrounding counties.
"standup:separate adults and kids" a representative for river edge says... for added safety the center bolted all beds to the floor and eliminated anything that can cause harm.
According to the nursing director--the center is 1 out of 4 recovery centers in the state of georgia.
C1 3 b13 fulcher says--- the almost 50-thousand square foot facility-- is not a treatment center but a the center will have an open house ceremony on friday at 10 a-m.
Guest speakers will include macon bibb mayor robert reichert and
