Sacramento County will open its first urgent care clinic for mental health Friday.
The clinic was made possible by Sacramento County's Board of Supervisors, UC Davis, and Turning Point Community Programs, a local non-profit that has been providing mental health services in the area for more than 40 years.
The clinic is funded by the county, thanks to the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). Those involved want people in the county to know that regardless of financial situation, they can get the services they need.
Rowlett add the clinic will be the first mental and behavioral health clinic in the county. Staff members wore green ribbons the day before opening to symbolize that mental health should be normalized.
"Green ribbons really do symbolize the message of not stigmatizing," said Rowlett. "Making [mental health] part of the mainstream part of the culture."
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