Contra Costa County, California Breaks Ground On Its First Mental Health Rehabilitation Center

Contra Costa County, California broke ground on a new 45-bed mental health rehabilitation center (MHRC) in Richmond, the first of its kind in the county. The new Contra Costa Recovery Center will renovate and repurpose an existing county-owned building on the Brookside Shelter campus into a secure residential facility offering longer-term treatment and stabilization services for adults with serious mental illness.

MHRCs provide sub-acute treatment for people who require extended stabilization after stays in acute care hospitals, state hospitals, or detention settings. These locked facilities serve individuals who need intensive support during recovery.

Currently, county residents . . .