New Beginnings: WakeBrook Behavioral Health Campus Reopens with Expanded Services for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders
A new behavioral health center in east Raleigh is set to open its doors in May, offering services to individuals dealing with mental health crises or substance abuse disorders. WakeBrook Behavioral Health Campus held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday to mark its reopening, after being previously operated by UNC Health for over a decade before closing last year.
UNC Health may have had different priorities elsewhere in the state leading to the closure of the facility, explained Donald Gintzig, president and CEO of WakeMed Health and Hospitals. Now, WakeMed and Recovery Innovations (RI) are the new operators of WakeBrook. Joy Brunson-Nsubuga, RI’s Chief Operating Officer, explained that they cater to individuals with mental health concerns such as being off medications, relocation stress, suicidal thoughts and more.
The new Wake Recovery Response Center at WakeBrook features 16 recliner chairs, an urgent care center and 16 beds. WakeMed will oversee the inpatient unit for those requiring overnight stays. The reopening of WakeBrook signifies a new beginning for individuals in east Raleigh seeking behavioral health services.
