Help is on the way for those struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues.

Samadhi Recovery Community Outreach Center is opening a new crisis center in Midtown Kingston later this summer. It will offer many of the same services that Samadhi's Clinton Avenue center does.

“Mindfulness-based addiction recovery, non-violent communication ... all those things will happen in this center as well," said David McNamara, the executive director of Samadhi.

McNamara says this new center is the culmination of a years-long effort to expand Samadhi and its services. The center will be 24/7 and available for free to those facing financial hardships. The staff of about a dozen mental health care professionals will offer newer services like acupuncture and trauma therapy.

McNamara says the latter was especially important to include in this new center.

“About 90% of the people we encounter with substance abuse disorder, the root cause of that substance abuse disorder is generally either adverse childhood experiences or trauma," McNamara said.

The center will also feature eight units of transitional housing, complete with a kitchen, washer-dryer, bedroom and bathroom, so that those going into rehab will have an easier time getting there.

“And then there’s also the transition where you’re coming out of rehab, out of incarceration, back into the community. It’s not always that easy," McNamara said.

These spaces are critical, because for those who need Samadhi’s services, they’ll have a safe and clean space to get better.

“What’s going to be ideal here, because the motels are not an ideal place for someone who’s going into recovery," McNamara said, “… this will be more of a controlled, safe environment.”