[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 19, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING THE PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY CRISIS RECEIVING CENTER

 Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the Prince 
William County Crisis Receiving Center Complex.
  The crisis receiving center complex, CRC, and colocated community 
services outpatient and community-based programs opened in October 
2025. The CRC supports adults and youth who are experiencing behavioral 
health crises and helps to reduce reliance on inpatient psychiatric 
hospitalization.
  Referred to as the model for mental health services, the CRC is 
operated by Connections Health Solutions under contract with Prince 
William Community Services. The center utilizes a 23-hour observation 
model and includes an on-site crisis stabilization unit for 
individuals--adults and youth--requiring more intensive, short-term 
care. This colocation of crisis, outpatient, and community-based 
services in one location offers capabilities which support people when 
intervention is most vital, including collaboration around connections 
for ongoing service needs, medical assessments, withdrawal management, 
and the ability to safely serve individuals under temporary detention 
orders. It operates 24/7, every day of the year, providing responsive 
care and interventions.
  The CRC was designed with the purpose of helping people in crisis in 
their most difficult and vulnerable moments and to guide them toward 
healing; and it is working. According to the CRC, since the complex 
opened, emergency department wait times in the region have decreased by 
66 percent; police officer hours spent on mental health calls decreased 
by 900 hours after the first month; out of area transport for temporary 
detention orders decreased from 43 percent to 8 percent; and State 
hospital admissions from Prince William County have declined 
significantly.
  I am grateful for the vision of the board of county supervisors in 
Prince William County. I am also grateful for those who work in the CRC 
and provide timely, compassionate, evidence-based behavioral health 
support to people in mental health crisis. I applaud their dedication 
to the health and well-being of their fellow Virginians.

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