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5.SIMILAR MOJECTS <br /> Orange County Behavioral Health Crisis Facility <br /> Orange County <br /> 5a. Project Name: Orange County Behavioral Health The Crisis Diversion Center is envisioned as being <br /> Crisis Facility welcoming, safe, and calming with no wrong door - <br /> Date of the Project: In Progress protecting patient dignity and providing access to care <br /> 5b. The Location of the Client: Hillsborough, NC from case managers, peer specialists, social services, <br /> and community resource specialists. <br /> 5c. A Contact Name Including Relevant Contact The CPL team worked collaboratively with the Orange <br /> Information: Travis Myren, County Manager County Crisis Diversion Facility Subcommittee and <br /> Tel: 919.245.2300 through visioning sessions, bubble diagrams, flow <br /> mapping and more, arrived at the solutions and <br /> Orange County, North Carolina has engaged with CPL recommendations in this report. Additionally, there <br /> to perform preliminary and schematic level design were two community engagement meetings to ensure <br /> and analysis services for a new Behavioral Health input was heard from all interested parties. <br /> Crisis Diversion Facility. <br /> The building will be 1-story and approximately 31,000 <br /> The County's goal is to create a facility with square feet and consist of four functions: Intake and <br /> programming that offers a comprehensive crisis Triage, Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC, less <br /> continuum providing: than 24-hour care), Facility Based Crisis Center (FBCC, <br /> • Rapid crisis response for Orange County citizens overnight care) and the Community Resource and Call <br /> experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Center. Separate entrances will be provided, the front <br /> • Observation units for individuals to de-escalate, for the general public and the rear for Law Enforcement <br /> receive treatment, or await connection to a higher and EMS. Both entrances will be welcoming and <br /> level of care. calming for arriving patients. Intake, waiting and triage <br /> areas will be designed to keep pediatric and adult <br /> • Medical clearance to decrease Emergency patients separate. Daylighting and views, multipurpose <br /> Department usage. spaces and access to outside amenities are a priority in <br /> • Follow-up care and coordination post-crisis to the design. <br /> connect individuals to community treatment. <br /> • A 24/7/365 drop-off center for law enforcement <br /> and first responders to decrease utilization <br /> of emergency room and detention center for 41 <br /> individuals experiencing a mental health crisis."` <br /> • A 16-Bed facility to provide further evaluation and <br /> stabilization for Mental Health Crises and Non- ,t . <. a <br /> . ., • , <br /> TWIN <br /> Hospital Detox supports. -- - <br /> • A Peer Living Room Program that promotes r �`•' , <br /> safety, self-advocacy, and resiliency and supports <br /> individuals as they work toward person wellness -. ; <br /> ti <br /> goals. <br /> CPL 1 25 <br />