DuPage County To Break Ground On Crisis Recovery Center

WHEATON, IL — DuPage County is set to break ground on their new Crisis Recovery Center, which will offer help for residents experiencing substance use disorder and/or mental health crises. The groundbreaking ceremony is set for Monday at 10 a.m.

The DuPage County Board approved the $25.8 million project in June 2023. The 33,000 square foot facility will be built next to the Linda A. Kurzawa Community Center at 115 N. County Farm Rd.

The project is funded in part by $15.3 million from the American Rescue Plan Act and $5.5 million from the Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan. The DuPage County Health Department will provide the balance, along with a $1 million grant provided by Rep. Sean Casten.

Casten will speak at the groundbreaking ceremony, along with DuPage County Board Chair Deb Conroy, DuPage County Board of Health President Sam Tornatore, Illinois Chief Behavioral Health Officer David Jones, Illinois Chief Officer for Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Dana Weiner and DuPage County Health Department Executive Director Adam Forker.

Last June, Chairperson Conroy called the Crisis Recovery Center a "historic investment."

She added, "We will work to prioritize mental health services and ensure this center is one of the best and most efficient mental health facilities in the state and the nation."

The Crisis Recovery Center will be staffed by counselors, case managers and psychiatrists and will offer:

• Overnight treatment and observation
• Short-term treatment in crisis response unit with 12 beds
• Medication treatment clinic for alcohol and opioid use
• Outpatient services for substance use and mental health disorders
• Resources for substance use treatment, job placement, food and other needs

It's anticipated that the crisis recovery center will be ready to serve clients by summer 2025.

What: Groundbreaking Ceremony for DuPage Crisis Recovery Center

When: April 8 at 10 a.m.

Where: DuPage County Health Department Campus, 111 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton