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Photos: See inside Linn County’s Mental Health Access Center
Feb. 25, 2021 6:15 pm, Updated: Feb. 26, 2021 7:33 am
Linn County's new Mental Health Access Center is set to open for patients in the next few weeks. The Gazette got a look at the new facility before it opens to the public.
The new Linn County Mental Health Access Center is seen in the former County Public Health building in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The center will fill a gap in local mental heath services for underserved populations in the area, providing patients with access to counseling, prescribers and a place to recover if needed. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Erin Foster, director of the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center, gives a tour of the new facility in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The center will fill a gap in local mental heath services for underserved populations in the area, providing patients with access to counseling, prescribers and a place to recover if needed. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A triage room is set up as a non-clinical meeting room at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The center will fill a gap in local mental heath services for underserved populations in the area, providing patients with access to counseling, prescribers and a place to recover if needed. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Triage rooms and an ASAC office are seen at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. ASAC is one of four private groups that will offer services to patients at the new center. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Administrative offices are seen at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. Foundation 2 is one of four private groups that will coordinate to provide services at the new center. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A tele-health office is availble for virtual visits at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The center will fill a gap in local mental heath services for underserved populations in the area, providing patients with access to counseling, prescribers and a place to recover if needed. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A staff break room is seen at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The center will fill a gap in local mental heath services for underserved populations in the area, providing patients with access to counseling, prescribers and a place to recover if needed. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Erin Foster, director at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center, talks about the port that will be used in transporting patients via ambulance or law enforcement in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The port was designed at the back of the building to offer mental health patients privacy and reduce stigma. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
[USE AS HEADSHOT] Erin Foster, director at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center, is photographed at the center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The center will fill a gap in local mental heath services for underserved populations in the area, providing patients with access to counseling, prescribers and a place to recover if needed. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
An office for use by law enforcement is seen next to a triage room at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. Patients brought to the center via law enforcement will meet alone with healthcare professionals while law enforcement officers wait or work out the adjoining office. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A sobering unit houses up to five people who can use the space to recover from alcohol or substance use before receiving treatment at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The center will fill a gap in local mental heath services for underserved populations in the area, providing patients with access to counseling, prescribers and a place to recover if needed. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A sobering unit houses up to five people who can use the space to recover from alcohol or substance use before receiving treatment at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The center will fill a gap in local mental heath services for underserved populations in the area, providing patients with access to counseling, prescribers and a place to recover if needed. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A sobering unit houses up to five people who can use the space to recover from alcohol or substance use before receiving treatment at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The center will fill a gap in local mental heath services for underserved populations in the area, providing patients with access to counseling, prescribers and a place to recover if needed. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A nurses station is seen at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The center will fill a gap in local mental heath services for underserved populations in the area, providing patients with access to counseling, prescribers and a place to recover if needed. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Beds are seen in a sleeping room at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The rooms will house patients receiving treatment or consultation for a longer period of time, typically 3-5 days, according to center director Erin Foster. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Sleeping rooms are seen across from the nurses station (right) at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The rooms will house patients receiving treatment or consultation for a longer period of time, typically 3-5 days, according to center director Erin Foster. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A dining room and daytime living room are seen at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The center will fill a gap in local mental heath services for underserved populations in the area, providing patients with access to counseling, prescribers and a place to recover if needed. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A living room for longer-term patients is seen at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The center will fill a gap in local mental heath services for underserved populations in the area, providing patients with access to counseling, prescribers and a place to recover if needed. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A kitchenette is seen at the new Linn County Mental Health Access Center in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The center will fill a gap in local mental heath services for underserved populations in the area, providing patients with access to counseling, prescribers and a place to recover if needed. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
