A new crisis mental health care center opened in White Oak.
Compass Health Center provides services to adolescents, young adults and adults in areas like trauma, OCD, school refusal, depression and substance use, per a release.
A grand opening was held last Thursday at the center located at 11941 Bournefield Way, near the Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center.
“Maryland is in crisis, with roughly 838,000 Marylanders aged 12 and up struggling with a mental health condition,” according to the release about the opening.
“Recognizing Maryland’s need to have increased access to mental health care, Compass Health Center will provide immediate and comprehensive services to both those in need as well as those that could not gain access previously.”
The health center aims to help decrease ER wait times in Maryland, per the release, and provides mental health services within 24 hours of the first phone call.
“Nothing positive happens to families that are left sitting for hours or days for mental health needs in an emergency room or sent home to be left on a wait list for weeks to months to obtain care,” Founder of Compass Health Center and psychiatrist Dr. David Schreiber said in a written statement. “With Compass’s unique model, those in need of our help will talk live to someone on our team within 24 hours and be scheduled for an intake same day or next day.”
President and CEO of Holy Cross Health Dr. Norvell Coots stated the center “will expand the systems of care in Maryland and ease burdens on emergency rooms.”
Compass Health Center also launched a statewide virtual program to provide services.
