LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Lynchburg cut the ribbon Thursday on Horizon Behavioral Health ’s new Crisis Receiving Center.

Research shows there is a rising need for mental health resources across the country.

One in ten adults experienced mental health crises last year. That’s according to data from the World Health Organization - with young adults having the highest prevalence.

And closer to home, a Centra survey last year found around half of people in the Lynchburg area found there were barriers with getting mental health care - which is nearly double the percentage from just a few years earlier.

Horizon is hoping to change that.

When help shows up at the right time, it can save a life. Debra Jefferson knows that better than anyone.

Debra spent years addicted to drugs. In 1993, in c

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