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RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today joined state and local leaders to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the Prince William County Crisis Receiving Center (CRC) Complex in Woodbridge. The new facility marks an important advancement in Virginia's historic Right Help, Right Now behavioral health transformation and will expand 24/7 access to urgent mental health and substance use care in one of the Commonwealth's fastest-growing regions. The Prince William Crisis Center will provide walk-in services, rapid stabilization, peer support, and direct connections to long-term treatment-helping individuals in crisis get timely, compassionate care while reducing the burden on emergency rooms and supporting law enforcement.
"The opening of the Prince William County Crisis Receiving Center represents one of the most significant milestones in the transformation of behavioral health not just in the Commonwealth of Virginia but in the entire nation," said Governor Glenn Youngkin. "Virginians who need help simply don't have time to wait-but now, thanks to the true collaboration, partnership, and vision at the heart of the Right Help, Right Now initiative, they won't have to. The Prince William Crisis Center has 64 chairs and beds ready to serve 64 men, women, children, and adolescents, no matter what time of the day, because that's what it means to make sure Virginians get the right help right now. As this new facility opens, our behavioral health care transformation effort is now delivering a 526% care capacity surge, a 345% increase in 988 responses, and nearly triple the mobile crisis teams compared to where Virginia was just four years ago."
"This new facility demonstrates what's possible when state, local, and community partners come together to lead," said Secretary of Health and Human Resources Janet V. Kelly. "Prince William County is setting a new standard for how crisis services can be delivered-accessible, people-centered, and transformative."
"Today's ribbon cutting is a major milestone for Prince William County and Northern Virginia," said Nelson Smith, Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. "With round-the-clock crisis response and direct connections to care, this CRC strengthens the region's safety net-saving lives, relieving pressure on hospitals and first responders, and helping people recover close to home."
"This facility shows how Right Help, Right Now is reshaping crisis care across Virginia," said Hallie Pence, Executive Director of Right Help, Right Now. "Each new site strengthens the statewide network, ensuring Virginians can get help where and when they need it."
"As the CRC ribbon cutting theme says, this is a new dawn which symbolizes renewal, hope, and collaboration," said Deshundra Jefferson, Chair-at-Large of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. "It reflects how Prince William County and our partners have come together to strengthen behavioral health for our community."
"Today marks a powerful moment in the life of our county," said Andrea O. Bailey, Vice Chair, Prince William Board of County Supervisors and Potomac District Supervisor. "The center represents a promise that in Prince William County, no one will face a mental health crisis alone."
The $11.9 million project, supported by state, federal, and local investments, was developed in partnership with Prince William County, Connections Health Solutions, and local service providers. The center will include:
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A 24/7 walk-in clinic with access to behavioral health professionals within 90 minutes.
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A 23-hour observation unit for assessment, stabilization, and discharge planning.
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An extended stabilization unit for individuals requiring longer stays.
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Mobile crisis response teams to divert behavioral health crises from law enforcement.
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Co-located community service programs offering psychiatric care, peer support, and long-term recovery resources.
Governor Youngkin's Right Help, Right Now initiative is a three-year, $1.4 billion transformation of Virginia's behavioral health system. Since launching in December 2022, the plan has expanded 988 services, integrated 911 and 988 in more than 50 emergency communications centers, added crisis receiving centers across the Commonwealth, and built a statewide system to ensure Virginians in crisis have someone to call, someone to respond, and a safe place to go.
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