Members of the media and guests get a look Aug. 15, 2022, at the NWA Crisis Stabilization Unit in Fayetteville. Washington County has announced plans to close the unit after the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences gave notice that it will cease providing services at the unit at the end of June.
(File Photo/NWA Democrat-Gazette/J.T. Wampler)
For some, the announcement that the Northwest Arkansas Crisis Stabilization Unit will be permanently closed might just sound like another failed government program. Big whoop, right? But the reality is its failure is a crushing loss of opportunity to address mental health in the region.
