Wilkes Officials Meeting to Discuss State Funds for Mental Health

Wilkes County Commissioners will discuss a proposed 16-bed facility-based mental health crisis center during a work session tomorrow at 3 p.m. Thursday.  Chairman Keith Elmore called the meeting to clarify the use of $1.4 million included in the 2018-19 state budget for building the facility as an addition to the Daymark Recovery Services building at West Park, North Wilkesboro.  The legislation providing the funds stated the money would be used to build a facility-based mental health crisis center with beds for extended stays; however, a report released in October proposed using it instead to expand Daymark’s current walk-in clinic 24/7 facility. It is hoped that several Wilkes leaders will attend to discuss the mental health center.