# ADAMHS Board advances scaled-back plan for Cleveland behavioral health crisis center

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-03-26-adamhs-board-advances-scaled-back-plan-for-cleveland-behavioral-health-crisis-ce-e10983/
- Published: 2026-03-26
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: Ideastream
- Original report: https://www.ideastream.org/health/2026-03-25/adamhs-board-advances-scaled-back-plan-for-cleveland-behavioral-health-crisis-center
- Topics: mental-health
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> The Cuyahoga County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board approved a revised plan for a new Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Cleveland's Central neighborhood. The…

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The Cuyahoga County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board approved a revised plan for a new Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Cleveland's Central neighborhood. The agreement with The Centers, a behavioral health nonprofit, reduces financial risk to the county's broader mental health system while maintaining essential services in the community.

## Key changes address affordability concerns

A critical change shifts responsibility for a $6.8 million forgivable loan from the ADAMHS Board to The Centers. The Board's CEO Jason Joyce had expressed concerns about the original arrangement, noting that the agency had "never done a deal like this before where we committed $6.8 million" with such long-term financial exposure. The revision also dramatically lowers projected operating costs, from about $10 million annually to roughly $4.5 million—a reduction Joyce said was necessary because the original figure was "just too much for the network to bear."

## Services launching fall 2026

The facility, now named the Glick Recovery Campus, is slated to open in fall 2026 on the former St. Vincent Charity campus. It will operate as a 24/7 walk-in stabilization center offering mental health and addiction care, including withdrawal management and psychiatric services. According to The Centers, an estimated 20,000 behavioral health-related emergency room visits occur annually in the county, and supporters say the center could divert thousands of people from emergency rooms and jails.

Even with the scaled-down plan, some cuts to existing programs are still expected, though Joyce indicated they will be "significantly less" than previously anticipated. The revised plan includes a phased rollout of services to match demand, and Joyce said patients are unlikely to notice major differences in the level of care provided.

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*This article is an AI-assisted summary. All facts and figures are drawn from the original report: [https://www.ideastream.org/health/2026-03-25/adamhs-board-advances-scaled-back-plan-for-cleveland-behavioral-health-crisis-center](https://www.ideastream.org/health/2026-03-25/adamhs-board-advances-scaled-back-plan-for-cleveland-behavioral-health-crisis-center)*