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Open Access: connecting individuals to the right level of care when they need it most.

In September 2022, C&C launched the Open Access Center, a pathway to care that prioritizes same-day care for urgent mental health and substance use needs. When community members reach out to the Open Access Center, a trained mental health professional greets them and begins the screening process to determine the level of care that is most needed.

“We are the facilitators. Our clients are the people who are doing the work.”

“I feel like it’s a privilege,” Jennifer Olin says of her work as a co-occurring and mental health clinician at Crisis & Counseling Centers. “People let you into their lives, and you know, most of the time people don’t come to see us...

It’s Meeting People Where They’re At

Getting to know the Somerset OPTIONS Program with Caron Chase The OPTIONS (Overdose Prevention through Intensive Outreach, Naloxone and Safety) program is a new program in Somerset County provided by Crisis & Counseling Centers (C&C) in coordination with the...

Program pairs local police departments with mental health professionals

October 1, 2015 – Crisis & Counseling Centers’ (C&C’s) Midnight Team program, which pairs behavioral health professionals with a patrolling police officer during evening hours, has expanded to Augusta based on community need. The existing Midnight Team...

Baby boomers face dual challenge of caring for parents and grandchildren

America’s baby boomer generation is entering or already enjoying their golden years, but many show no signs of slowing down as they face the unexpected responsibility of caring for their loved ones. Baby boomers are people who were born between 1946 and 1964, with 78...

Open Access: connecting individuals to the right level of care when they need it most.

“We are the facilitators. Our clients are the people who are doing the work.”

It’s Meeting People Where They’re At

Program pairs local police departments with mental health professionals

Baby boomers face dual challenge of caring for parents and grandchildren

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