Fairfax County finalized the purchase of a Chantilly property to expand crisis mental health services for adults. The county acquired the 80,000-square-foot facility at 14554 Lee Road on March 4 for $7 million. The property currently operates as Connections Chantilly, a 16-bed, short-term residential treatment center, and will be reclassified as a Crisis Receiving and Stabilization Center.
Expanded services planned for late 2027
The facility will add seven units and offer 24/7 walk-in behavioral health services, with full operations expected to begin in late 2027. The center will provide an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization and offer treatment for those needing safe withdrawal from substances. According to county officials, expanding services will “reduce the reliance on state psychiatric hospital beds and will alleviate some of the pressure on the state psychiatric bed crisis.” The existing 16-bed facility will continue operating during construction.
Part of broader regional mental health expansion
This acquisition reinforces Fairfax County’s increased focus on mental health treatment services. The county recently celebrated the opening of a new Northern Virginia Adolescent Treatment Center in Chantilly, which began providing residential, medically-managed detox services for youth patients yesterday with treatment for conditions including anxiety and depression. Sully District Supervisor Kathy Smith noted that “for years, our region has felt the impact of rising youth overdoses” and that “too often, young people have had to travel far from home just to receive the services they desperately need.”
Benefits to law enforcement and emergency services
The expanded adult center will allow law enforcement officers to exchange custody of individuals under a Temporary Detention Order to the facility rather than hospital emergency departments. This will reduce the time individuals spend in law enforcement custody and free up emergency departments to respond to more acute medical emergencies. Currently, Fairfax County operates two crisis stabilization units in addition to other emergency and crisis response services.
This article is an AI-assisted summary. All facts and figures are drawn from the original report: https://www.ffxnow.com/2026/03/25/county-buys-chantilly-property-for-mental-health-treatment-expansion/