New Franklin County facility offers a different approach to mental health treatment

On a winding road in Franklin County, a former school building has been transformed into a place where people can focus on their mental health through a structured curriculum and individualized therapy. Arkview Behavioral HealthA former elementary school has been transformed into a modern mental health treatment facility. Arkview Behavioral Health of Fayetteville is the newest of Arkview s four facilities, which offer inpatient, outpatient and virtual services for mental health and addiction treatment. This facility is unique because it offers exclusively behavioral health treatment, separate from substance abuse treatment. It also aims to address a growing need for mental health services in rural communities, like Franklin County. We all hear stories of individuals sitting in hospital emergency rooms for days waiting for beds at different facilities, said Zach Whipperman, director of community outreach at Arkview since it was established five years ago. Arkview opened its first faci