Recovery Innovations, the center operator, is a non-profit behavioral health organization that pioneered modern 24/7 emergency behavioral health crisis care services and operates across seven states. With more than 30 years of experience, Recovery Innovations provides compassionate emergency behavioral health crisis care for adults experiencing a mental health and/or substance use emergency.
Principles of Care
Recovery Innovations operates under the following principles of care:
Safety
We strongly believe that safety - and the feeling of safety - is critical for all human beings. We create and maintain safety through our policies, processes, facilities and personnel.
Peer-Powered Services
Peer support specialists are trained caretakers who have been successful in the recovery process and who help others experiencing similar situations. Through shared understanding, respect and mutual empowerment, our peer support staff partners with other medical staff to meet our guests' psychological, emotional, social and clinical needs.
Rapid Engagement
Our rapid welcome process is led by peer support specialists, collaborating with appropriate mental health clinicians, to triage a guest's immediate needs and set them up for care.
General Guest Admission
Individuals presenting for care voluntarily by themselves or with their support systems will be welcomed into the facility through the lobby entrance. The triage process will be initiated quickly and timely by peer support specialists, followed by the nursing and clinical team members.
Performance Outcomes
All Recovery Innovations staff are certified, trained and re-trained annually in customer service, de-escalating conflicts and other crucial skills. Our facilities set specific goals and track measurable results for our guests and for the center itself.
Franklin County Crisis Care Center Leadership
Michael Gersz
Senior Director of Operations
Richard Nockowitz
MD
Senior Medical Doctor
Heidi Peterson
MSN, RN, NHDP-BC
Director of Nursing
Emily Orsbone
RN
Nurse Manager
Holly Lecklider
Managing Nurse Practitioner
MaDea Carpenter
LISW
Program Supervisor
Paige Allen
LISW-S, LICDC-CS
Program Supervisor

