You may have noticed some construction and a huge mound of dirt on the south side of Highway 62 near Sunny Vista Road in Joshua Tree. In February, the Board of Supervisors approved a behavioral health crisis residential treatment facility to be built at the location. The $8.5 million project will have 16 beds in an 11,000 square-foot facility, and will provide voluntary crisis intervention for adults diagnosed with mental health and/or co-occurring substance abuse disorders. The mental health program will offer a positive, short-term community-based treatment option with recovery-based services and interventions in a home-like setting for stays up to 90 days. The construction is expected to be completed by January 2018.
