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48 December 2020 are losing out not just on academics, but also on important social interaction. e problem is even greater for children with special needs. "It's impacting families significantly," Fleishman added. "People don't realize how limiting it's become. Combine dysfunction at home with the inability to get out of the home, and you have a disaster waiting." Children in crisis and their families typically must now wait in the emergency room until a bed is available at one of the other adolescent psychiatric treatment facilities in North Carolina, the closest of which is 60 miles away. at wait can take from two to five days. And even once space is available, distance can strain the hope of an effective treatment plan, which almost always involves therapy for the entire family, rather than just medication, Fleishman said. "When a child comes to the hospital, it's a crisis in the family," Fleishman said. "And so, at that point, you have the opportunity to make changes in how the family operates normally. And we just have to take advantage of that. While medication may be part of it, the bulk of it is understanding what's happening and helping the family manage it. How can you turn the situation into an experience of change so that things can move forward?" Bigger agreed. "If you've got to take your child 60 miles away and you've got other children in the home, or you've got a spouse that's deployed, how are you going to do visitation? How are you going to participate in the treatment program?" Bigger added. "Having something local just really helps meet that need for the whole family. We'll be able to keep it right here in the community and help as many as we can." Fleishman said psychiatric providers on Fort Bragg have thoroughly endorsed the proposed center. "ey want us to be able to do this so that they don't have to keep sending children 60, 70 miles away from their families," he said. e center will have longtime benefits as well. "One of the things that is going to be tremendously helpful with this is that we will be working with our psychiatric residents who will be able to learn about child psychiatry," Bigger said. "ey will be able to further help the community because our goal is that they will become trained in child psychiatry and stay in this community when they complete their residency. So, we're helping to build the field." All of which is another step in Cape Fear Valley Health's goal of broadening its scope. Bigger said that Cape Fear Valley Health CEO Mike Nagowski and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sam Fleishman both have been strong advocates for the center. "It's a very exciting time because of the tremendous need in the community for this service," Bigger said. "We're excited to be able to meet that need. Let's get this thing started." mcmillan | pazdan | smith ARCHITECTURE 11/17/20 DOROTHEA DIX CARE UNIT FOR ADOLESCENTS AT CFVH 3425 MELROSE ROAD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28304 ELEVATIONS 1/8" = 1'-0" SOUTH BUILDING ELEVATION 1/8" = 1'-0" WEST BUILDING ELEVATION 1/8" = 1'-0" EAST BUILDING ELEVATION 1/8" = 1'-0" NORTH BUILDING ELEVATION CORRIDOR CONSULT EXAM/TREAT. CONFERENCE H.C. SEMI-PRIVATE ROOM H.C. TLT CORRIDOR SEMI-PRIVATE ROOM TLT CORRIDOR GENERATOR PANEL SEMI-PRIVATE ROOM TLT H.C. SEMI-PRIVATE ROOM H.C. TLT CORRIDOR ACTIVITY OCC. THERAPY ELEVATOR DINING & RECREATION SOILED HOLDING CLEAN HOLDING WASHER DRYER PAT. STOR H.C. TLT OFFICE STAFF LOUNGE SPRINKLER Semi Private Pat Rm 3 117 Semi Private Pat Rm 4 118 Tlt. 117A Tlt. 118A Semi Private Pat Rm 5 119 Exam 125 Staff Break 105 Semi Private Pat Rm 7 121 Dining/Noisy Activity 130 Nourishment 131 Group/ Quiet Activity 129 Secure Tlt. 108 STAFF WORK 111 EVS 109 Group/Quiet Activity 128 Assess/Consult 106 Pat Belongings 107 Staff Tlt. 132 Corridor 135 Corridor 136 Lobby 101 Sallyport 104 Semi Private Pat Rm 1 113 Visitor/ Quiet 103 Visitor Tlt. 102 Tlt. 119A Outdoory Rec Area 140 Tlt. 113A ADA Tlt. 114A STAIR Pat. Care Mgr Office 127 Treatment Planning/Multi Purpose 126 Semi Private Pat Rm 6 120 Semi Private Pat Rm 8 122 Consult 115 Equipment 116 Laundry 124 EVS Stor 123 Tlt. 122A Tlt. 121A Tlt. 120A Clean Linen 110 Meds 112 Seclusion 134A Seclusion Vestibule 134 Seclu Tlt. 134B Semi Private Pat Rm 2 114 Electrical 138 Corridor 137 EVS stor 139 Data 133 Soiled 142 Corridor 141 mcmillan | pazdan | smith ARCHITECTURE 11/17/20 DOROTHEA DIX CARE UNIT FOR ADOLESCENTS AT CFVH 3425 MELROSE ROAD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28304 SITE PLAN 3/32" = 1'-0" SITE PLAN THE DOROTHEA DIX ADOLESCENT CARE UNIT AT CAPE FEAR VALLEY HEALTH: 16-bed inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit, scheduled to break ground this month.

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