Facility-Based Initiation Program

The UNC Facility-Based Crisis Unit (FBC) at WakeBrook is pleased to offer clozapine initiations to patients residing in Wake County. FBC is a locked, 24/7 facility providing residential care to individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. Patients who want to transition to clozapine can do so on FBC with psychiatry, nursing, social work, and pharmacy services available.

The expected length of stay is 2 to 4 weeks and will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Referrals for clozapine initiation should be made by patients’ outpatient providers by calling 984-358-0061.

More about the FBC

FBC is designed as an alternative to hospitalization for individuals in crisis. Delivered under the direction of a psychiatrist, the services provided on FBC include:

• Medical assessment and medical monitoring
• Psychiatric assessment and evaluation
• Individual, family, and group therapeutic services
• Physical activity
• Leisure activities
• Aftercare arrangements to decrease the risk of relapse