A mental health center aimed at helping residence impacted by the toxic train derailment is set to open next week.

The East Palestine Resiliency Center, located on State Route 14 in Unity Township is set to open July 15 with an event welcoming the community to tour the facility.

The event begins at 1:30 p.m. and tours of the facility will begin at 2 p.m., according to a news release from the Columbiana County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board (CCMHRSB).

Following the derailment last year, the 3,300 square foot facility emerged as a way to provide holistic support for the community near and around the site of the incident. The goal is to help reduce stress, anxiety and foster resiliency.

This followed surveys of people impacted by the derailment the most, those living at or near the point of the derailment, first responders, school personnel and health care responders, conducted by the CCMHRSB.

"As we started talking about what our response should look like, we realized we needed a centralized place to offer services, so we didn't have to send people to multiple places," said Marcy Patton, executive director of the CCMHRSB.

The center is based at a renovated former doctor's office and was paid for using grants by the U.S. Department of Health and human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration totaling more than $1 million.

Norfolk Southern also donated $500,000 for the center.