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Mobile Crisis Intervention

Mental health crisis care – on your terms.

Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs) offer mobile crisis services, meaning CBHC crisis teams can come directly to you! Whether you’re at home, school, or somewhere else entirely – we’ve got you covered.

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If you or your child are experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) is available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 365 days/year. Anyone can use MCI at any time — no insurance needed. MCI services are provided by trained professionals who can travel to your location to assess your needs, provide immediate assistance, and determine the best path forward.

Anyone can use MCI at any time — no insurance needed.

If you or your loved one are experiencing a mental health crisis and feel like you need help within one hour, call toll-free 877-382-1609 any time day or night, listen to the message, and enter your zip code. Your call will be automatically transferred to the closest CBHC who will do an immediate crisis assessment. When appropriate, your local CBHC will dispatch a team of mental health professionals to your home (or any other location in your community) for crisis assessment and intervention within 60 minutes of being contacted.

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You can call the mobile crisis team from anywhere. That includes:

  • your home
  • a friend or loved one's home
  • school
  • work 
  • the gym
  • a coffee shop
  • the park
  • an encampment
  • doctor's office
  • or anywhere else you can think of!
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