New Marion County crisis center expands access, services

When someone walks into the Marion County Behavioral Health Crisis Center, they’re often asking for help.

As of Oct. 30, they’ll be walking into a bigger, more welcoming environment with more ways to get that help under one roof, said Debbie Wells, director of the county’s Behavioral Health Crisis Services Division.

The crisis center, which was previously on the Salem Hospital campus, has moved to a larger, newly renovated building at 1234 Commercial St. S.E.…