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Gallup Sun VOL 10 | ISSUE 504
www.gallupsun.com
November 22, 2024
SEEKING HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT
NEW CRISIS CENTER OFFERS PEOPLE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
By Molly Ann Howell Managing Editor
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our Corners Detox Recovery Center opened in December 2020 after the State of New Mexico Emergency Operations Center, in partnership with McKinley County, the City of Gallup, and Santa Fe Recovery, determined that the McKinley County area needed more addiction rehabilitation and recovery services, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then in 2021, they opened a residential services option for those in need.
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309 E. Nizhoni Blvd The new crisis center offers fidget toys, coloring books, and other calming activities to help their clients relax during stressful moments. Photo Credit: Jenny Pond
Now, almost four years later, another resource for those struggling with addiction and mental health problems has come to the Gallup area. In partnership with Four Corners Detox and Santa Fe Recovery, the new crisis center, which is located at 2028 E. Aztec Ave., is meant to serve people 18 years old and older. The center officially opened on Nov. 7. MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES In an interview with the Sun, Santa Fe Recover y Center’s Crisis Services Director Jess
Spohn explained the differences between the new crisis center and the other mental health/addiction rehabilitation services offered in McKinley County. The crisis center is what Spohn calls “an acute stabilization center.” They compared it to a mental health emergency room, somewhere people can go when they’re having a mental health crisis. It’s a step above going to an average therapist, who might see a patient once or twice a month, depending on their need. But it’s a step below someone seeking
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in-patient care at a psychiatric hospital or residential services. A person experiencing a mental health crisis would only stay at the crisis center for about a day, compared to a residential hospital stay where they could stay for at least 30 but at most 90 days. On the other hand, a person may stay three-to-five days at the detox center. Right now, the crisis center is only open from 7 am to 11 pm Monday through Friday. Eventually, the staff plan to be
See CRISIS CENTER, Page A5
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