Ribbon Cutting - Vera French Community Mental Health Center

Description

The Vera French Community Mental Health Center will host a ribbon cutting to celebrate their expansion on Friday, April 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM.  This facility is located at 1441 W Central Park Avenue in Davenport, IA.

• Since the COVID-19 pandemic, residents of the Quad Cities are experiencing anxiety, depression, substance use, & overall stress at record levels according to the 2024 Community Health Assessment. Access to mental health services was identified as a primary concern. Expanding our Vera French Clinic at Central Park addresses the community needs identified in the 2024 report through:
  
  • Enhanced Physical Accessibility For People Courageously Facing Mental Illness. Adding a front entrance featuring an indoor ramp, automatic sliding doors, and trauma-informed waiting room means that over 20 people per day, 100 people per week, and 4,600 people per year can use the front entrance of the building to access vital mental health services.
  
  • Increased Lobby & Intake Space to Serve More People. To meet Vera French's new daily demand of patients & clients, additional clinical spaces, clear reception & check out flows, & a trauma-informed waiting room layout are needed so more patients can safely & effectively be seen, thereby maximizing the time and talent of our Psychiatrist & Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners. This increase in patients served daily will ensure 40% more adults & children struggling with mental illness and/or substance use disorders are helped each year, including over 2,400 Scott County Iowa & Rock Island County Illinois residents.
  
  • Additional Space Made Available for treatment of mental illness & substance use TOGETHER focusing on the whole person.
  
  • Trauma-Informed Facility Improvements. The research shows that trauma-informed improvements in the clinical experience improves patient engagement, helps to reduce symptoms, enhances overall sense of wellbeing, decreases healthcare costs, & improves staff satisfaction (SAMHSA, TIP 57, Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services).