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1 in 4 Adults experience a mental illness each year in the US.
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1 in 6 American Adults live with a substance use disorder.
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Our region has been among the hardest hit in the nation by fentanyl-related deaths in recent years.
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Despite the overwhelming need for recovery resources, only 1 out of 10 people with substance use disorder receive help due to the following barriers:
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Stigma and shame
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High costs
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Mental Health Provider shortage
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Lack of transportation
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Complicated systems
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Hopelessness
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How Crossroads can help
In 2024, Crossroads Medical Mission purchased the vacant and derelict house beside of our free-standing clinic on Scott Street. We are seeking funding for renovation and construction of the property, as well as funding for furniture, fixtures, and equipment. The building will be ready to serve our community in late 2026.
Enter HOPE at the Crossroads
The building, which is next door to our Downtown Clinic, will be used as a Behavioral Health and Wellness Center. Funds raised will go towards transforming this dilapidated old building into a welcoming and functioning counseling and wellness center.
One of our current Nurse Practitioners, Jessica Watkins, has completed an externship through East Tennessee State University's Integrative Behavioral Health Institute for Integrated Behavioral Health. This course of study explores learning to integrate behavioral health care with medical care.
Spearheaded by Behavioral Health Clinic Manager and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Brooke Jenkins, Crossroads clinic will replicate Roanoke's Bradley Free Clinic Hope Initiative, serving as a hub for resources to individuals with substance use disorders and their families. In the 8 years since they started their program, they have helped over 2,700 people find recovery programs. Crossroads is proud to work in conjunction with the Bradley Free Clinic to bring this program to our area.
Due to recent break-ins, we've had to temporarily board up the house for safety reasons. This is the current condition of the property:
Help us build HOPE
Our goal is to raise $850,000 to renovate this abandoned property at 427 Scott Street, Bristol, Virginia.
There is no doubt there is a behavioral health crisis and we hope to be part of the solution. We intend to provide behavioral health services in a nurturing environment working in conjunction with our medical health services. A warm hand-off from one service to the other increases the success of the process.
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