Governor Glenn Youngkin attended the ribbon cutting for the Prince William County Crisis Receiving Center Complex in Woodbridge on October 9, 2025. The new facility is part of Virginia’s Right Help, Right Now behavioral health transformation plan and aims to improve access to urgent mental health and substance use care in a rapidly growing region of the state.
The center will offer walk-in services, rapid stabilization, peer support, and direct connections to long-term treatment. The goal is to provide timely care for individuals in crisis while reducing pressure on emergency rooms and supporting law enforcement.
Governor Youngkin said, “The opening of the Prince William County Crisis Receiving Center represents one of the most significant milestones in the transformation of behavioral health not just in the Commonwealth of Virginia but in the entire nation. Virginians who need help simply don’t have time to wait—but now, thanks to the true collaboration, partnership, and vision at the heart of the Right Help, Right Now initiative, they won’t have to. The Prince William Crisis Center has 64 chairs and beds ready to serve 64 men, women, children, and adolescents, no matter what time of the day, because that’s what it means to make sure Virginians get the right help right now. As this new facility opens, our behavioral health care transformation effort is now delivering a 526% care capacity surge, a 345% increase in 988 responses, and nearly triple the mobile crisis teams compared to where Virginia was just four years ago.”
Janet V. Kelly, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, stated, “This new facility demonstrates what’s possible when state, local, and community partners come together to lead. Prince William County is setting a new standard for how crisis services can be delivered—accessible, people-centered, and transformative.”
Nelson Smith, Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, said, “Today’s ribbon cutting is a major milestone for Prince William County and Northern Virginia. With round-the-clock crisis response and direct connections to care, this CRC strengthens the region’s safety net—saving lives, relieving pressure on hospitals and first responders, and helping people recover close to home.”
Hallie Pence, Executive Director of Right Help, Right Now, added, “This facility shows how Right Help, Right Now is reshaping crisis care across Virginia. Each new site strengthens the statewide network, ensuring Virginians can get help where and when they need it.”
Deshundra Jefferson, Chair-at-Large of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors said, “As the CRC ribbon cutting theme says, this is a new dawn which symbolizes renewal, hope, and collaboration. It reflects how Prince William County and our partners have come together to strengthen behavioral health for our community.”
Andrea O. Bailey, Vice Chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors and Potomac District Supervisor stated: “Today marks a powerful moment in the life of our county. The center represents a promise that in Prince William County, no one will face a mental health crisis alone.”
The $11.9 million project was funded through state, federal, and local sources. Developed with partners including Connections Health Solutions and local service providers, it features a 24/7 walk-in clinic with access to behavioral health professionals within 90 minutes; a 23-hour observation unit; an extended stabilization unit; mobile crisis response teams aimed at diverting crises from law enforcement; and co-located community service programs offering psychiatric care and recovery resources.
Right Help, Right Now is a three-year initiative backed by $1.4 billion. Since its launch in December 2022, it has expanded 988 services for mental health emergencies, integrated emergency communications systems across more than 50 centers statewide, opened additional crisis receiving centers throughout Virginia, and established a system intended to ensure people in crisis have immediate support.
