Historical Timeline
2025
2024
Exclusive Negotiations Entered With Potential Operator
RFP for Letter of Interest for Design Build Released
RFP for Facility Operator Released
Public Information Session at the Clovis Civic Center
Land Purchased for Regional Behavioral Health Facility
2023
$10M State Investment Secured
In 2023, Clovis, Portales, Fort Sumner, and surrounding counties received $10M from the state for land acquisition and construction.
Crisis Triage Center Phase One Launched
Phase one will establish a 12,000 sq. ft. Crisis Triage Center with 24/7 care, 8 recliners, 12 beds, and new 2023 laws allowing up to 14-day involuntary stays.
2022
Regional Mental Health Collaboration
In 2022, Clovis, Curry, Roosevelt, Quay, De Baca, Portales, Fort Sumner, and Union County teamed up with Initium Health to address critical mental health care gaps.
Received $2 Million Workforce Grant
Feasibility Study Completed
Outcomes include a Financial & Operational Assessment for a Regional Behavioral Health Facility with inpatient psychiatric beds, a detox unit, short-term SUD treatment, and a 24/7 Crisis Triage Center offering assessment, stabilization, withdrawal management, and peer support.
Opioid Settlement Funds Committed
In 2022, the consortium allocated $3M in opioid settlement funds to establish the facility, with more funds to be disbursed over the next 16 years.
Community Listening Session
Fifty attendees representing the community from four counties participated in a community listening session to discuss the needs for the facility, including its design and program perspective.
Feasibility Study Launched
Work by Initium Health for the Eastern New Mexico Regional Crisis Care Center Feasibility Study involved 7 local governments and over 70 interviews.