When someone walks into the Marion County Behavioral Health Crisis Center, they’re often asking for help.

As of Oct. 30, they’ll be walking into a bigger, more welcoming environment with more ways to get that help under one roof, said Debbie Wells, director of the county’s Behavioral Health Crisis Services Division.

The crisis center, which was previously on the Salem Hospital campus, has moved to a larger, newly renovated building at 1234 Commercial St. S.E. It has 31 offices, six screening rooms, and three clinical spaces. It’s four times bigger than the old location, Wells said, which was at 1118 Oak St. S.E.

“The expansion fully was driven by wanting to increase accessibility for individuals. And the more people we can serve, the better,” Wells said.

The move coincided with the 30t

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