The East Palestine Resilience Center, located on State Route 14 in Unity Township, will open its doors on July 15 with an occasion to invite the network to the facility.
The occasion begins at 1:30 p. m. and visits to the facility will begin at 2:00 p. m. , according to a press release from the Columbiana County Mental Health and Recovery Services Council (CCMHRSB).
Following last year’s derailment, the 3,300-square-foot facility emerged as a way to comprehensively supply the network near and around the incident site. The purpose is to help reduce stress, anxiety, and promote resilience.
This is a reaction to surveys conducted by the CCMHRSB of those most affected by the derailment, those living at or near the point of the derailment, first responders, school stakeholders, and physical care.
“When we started looking at what our reaction would look like, we learned that we needed a centralized position to provide services, so we didn’t have to send other people to multiple locations,” said Marcy Patton, executive director of CCMHRSB.
The center is founded in a former medical workplace renovated and funded by grants from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Services Administration. The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been awarded in the U. S. , totaling more than $1 million.
Norfolk Southern donated $500,000 to the center.