Burrell Behavioral Health has broken ground on a new Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Columbia, according to a news release.

Residents in mid-Missouri will soon have more access to 24/7, 365-day crisis care.

Burrell has an existing crisis center located at 1805 E. Walnut St. in Columbia. The new crisis center on Texas Avenue will be three times as large as the other center.

The Burrell BHCC at 1805 E. Walnut will continue to operate with normal hours without interruption to services during the new site construction.

BHCCs provide services from a team specializing in mental health and substance use-related crises. BHCC is for adults 18 and older and is completely voluntary for clients. Any adult can receive care no matter if they have insurance or the ability to pay.

In September 20

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