The 168-year relationship between adult mental health consumers and Central State Hospital will be coming to an end soon.
Officials in the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities announced Wednesday that the adult mental health services program at Central State Hospital will be consolidated into the six other hospitals within the state’s behavioral health system. The change, which will affect about 200 employees and around 30 mental health consumers, will be completed by March 1.
Central State Hospital will continue to serve people with developmental disabilities, operate the Craig Nursing Home, a nursing facility for persons with developmental disabilities, and provide services at the Payton Cook Building for those persons referred for treatment by the courts.
According to DBHDD Spokesman Tom Wilson, the move will help the department focus on maintaining its mission of servicing mental health consumers throughout the state by allowing it to funnel more of its resources into services and not facilities.
For more on this story, see Thursday's edition of The Union-Recorder.
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