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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) \u2014 A center that will soon be North Carolina\u2019s largest and only pediatric behavioral health care facility is one step closer to opening.<\/p>

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On Tuesday, local and state leaders gathered for a ceremony celebrating a milestone for the Katie Blessing Center. The drywall is up, and the exterior is now enclosed.<\/p>\n

The behavioral health urgent care will be the first phase of the center to open. It\u2019s where kids will come to take their first step toward improving their mental health.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a place of hope,\u201d said Kayla Flett, an intern.<\/p>\n

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And it\u2019s a place young people, like Flett, wish had existed when they were battling mental health issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI struggled a lot with depression and anxiety and was in two inpatient hospitals and eventually flew across the country to California, where I was there for two months receiving residential treatment,\u201d she said. \u201cComing home, I was like, wait, why did I have to go so far to receive care for my mental health?\u201d<\/p>\n

By 2027, children won\u2019t have to go far. They\u2019ll come to the Katie Blessing Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is going to make a major impact for our community, not only the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community, but we\u2019re going to serve kids across the state,\u201d said CEO Anthony Trotman.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s going to offer comprehensive care for kids ages five to 17. The center will include a 72-bed treatment facility where patients can stay long-term, along with an eight-chair behavioral health urgent care for shorter stays.<\/p>

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\u201cThey\u2019re actually putting into action what everyone just talks about,\u201d said Mecklenburg County Commissioner Laura Meier.<\/p>\n

Meier and other local leaders gathered for a dry-in ceremony Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the building\u2019s full enclosure. People got to take tours and see the progress made since April of 2025 when the groundbreaking ceremony<\/strong> took place.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s just these little steps that they\u2019re taking,\u201d said Meier. \u201cIt\u2019s all for one thing to help children have access to mental health that they don\u2019t have right now in Mecklenburg County and in the southeast.\u201d<\/p>\n

The youth involved in helping shape the future facility speak from experience when they say it will change the trajectory of many people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis truly would have been life-changing for both me and my family,\u201d said Flett. \u201cThe integrated care is a big factor here. And the closeness to home, I wouldn\u2019t have to miss out on important holidays or birthdays.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crews are expecting to complete the first full phase of the Katie Blessing Center by the first few months of 2027.<\/p>

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