From San Diego County:
People experiencing a behavioral health crisis in North County now have a new resource available to them.
A new community-based crisis stabilization unit (CSU) opened today in Vista. This new service, the first of its kind outside a hospital setting, provides much needed support to individuals who might typically end up at a local emergency room or jail.
Crisis stabilization units provide services in a community-based or hospital settings for people experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.
Services are provided on a walk-in basis with stays of less than 24 hours. In addition to walk-in, community and mobile crisis team transport, law enforcement may drop off people experiencing a behavioral health crisis to CSUs as a safe alternative to jail or a hospital, allowing deputies more options to connect people to care.
