NBC 7 San Diego City News Service • Published October 1, 2021 • Updated on October 1, 2021 at 8:56 am
Crisis stabilization units are intended to provide services in a community-based or hospital settings for people experiencing a mental health or substance-use crisis
A community-based crisis stabilization unit opened Thursday in Vista — the first in the region outside of a hospital setting — and is intended to provide much-needed support to people who might typically end up at a local emergency room or in jail.