New mental health facility in Charlotte to help local youth
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Charlotte leaders are welcoming a new mental health treatment facility in the area.
Local officials marked the occasion with a tour of the state-of-the-art facility on Wednesday morning at the location on Monroe Road.
Hopeway’s new treatment center will consist of mental health and eating disorder treatment programs for teens and young adults. Experts say the program will feature physical-led psychotherapy, integrative therapies and on-site educational support.
“The need is now. Our kids are struggling. Our children have never been so, struggling,” Alyson R. Kuroski-Mazzei, CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Hopeway, said. “Between levels of anxiety, depression, cannabis use, alcohol use, it’s overwhelming. These programs are going to be lifesaving and it is so needed, and it is needed now. We are grateful for the support of our donors and our community to make this dream a reality. We are really looking forward to getting our kids in these doors so we can help transform their lives and the lives of their families.”
Staff with Hopeway say they have already started taking admissions for the new programs.
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