The DuPage County Board and DuPage County Health Department cut the ribbon this week on the county’s new Crisis Recovery Center, which will offer around-the-clock support for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.

Expected to officially open the first week of September, the center is the first of its kind in Illinois to provide mental health crisis services for children and adults, officials said in a news release. It aims to reduce unnecessary hospital emergency room visits as well as interactions with police that put a strain on public resources, the release said.

Family members or first responders can bring individuals experiencing a crisis to the center, where they will be screened and cared for by trained mental health and substance use professionals.

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