New Clark County medical center will offer mental healthcare, addiction support to homeless [Video]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A new medical center in the Las Vegas Valley will offer immediate mental healthcare and addiction support to homeless people in need, helping fill a gap for services that’s crucial to get people healthy and permanently off the streets.

The “Crisis Stabilization Center,” in a medical building in the northeast Valley, will open in December and offer 24 inpatient beds and 30 outpatient beds.

County officials are still working to determine how patients will be referred to the facility, but the center is designed to provide voluntary medical support for those who require intensive mental health support or assistance to end addiction.

The medical building was purchased by Clark County for $10 million. The facility will be run by providers from UMC, and can provide services to people with or without insurance.

Treatment and a stay can last anywhere from two weeks to a month; …