FRAME GRAB: Officials break ground Wednesday, June 17, 2026, on the future Contra Costa Recovery Center in Richmond, Calif. The 45-bed mental health rehabilitation facility is expected to open in 2027 and expand local treatment options for residents with serious mental illness. (Courtesy Supervisor John Gioia/@westcccountygioia)

Contra Costa County this week broke ground on its first mental health rehabilitation center, a 45-bed facility designed to provide long-term treatment for residents with serious mental illness closer to home.

The Contra Costa Recovery Center will be built in Richmond by renovating an existing county-owned building on the Brookside Shelter campus. In a statement, county officials said the facility will offer longer-term treatment and stabilization services for adults recovering from severe psychiatric conditions.

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