Crisis services include the universe of resources available to individuals who are undergoing a mental health crisis. This can include stabilization units, mental health hotlines, mobile crisis units, and residential units. A strong presence of supportive resources at this stage can reduce the number of law enforcement contacts with individuals who have mental health issues. It is important that stakeholders and the public know of these services and that they are affordable and accessible.
Learn More About Crisis Services
- Balfour et. al., Cops, Clinicians, or Both? Collaborative Approaches to Responding to Behavioral Health Emergencies*
- Council of State Governments, Building a Comprehensive and Coordinated Crisis System*
- CrisisNow, Crisis Resource Need Calculator*
- SAMHSA, 988 Partner Toolkit*
- Well Being Trust, Consensus Approach and Recommendations for the Creation of a Comprehensive Crisis Response System*
- SAMHSA, Crisis Services: Meeting Needs, Saving Lives
- Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, Roadmap to the Ideal Crisis System
- Abt Associates, A Guidebook to Reimagining America's Crisis Response Systems
- National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, Using Technology to Improve the Delivery of Behavioral Health Crisis Services in the U.S.
- SAMHSA, Crisis Services: Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Funding Strategies
- SAMHSA, Implementing Behavioral Health Crisis Care: A SAMHSA Best Practices Toolkit
- Council of State Governments Justice Center, How to Reduce Repeat Encounters: A Brief for Law Enforcement Executives
- Vera Institute of Justice, Behavioral Health Crisis Alternatives: Shifting from Police to Community Responses
- Vera Institute of Justice, The 911 Call Processing System
- Vera Institute of Justice, Crisis Response Services for People with Mental Illnesses or Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Review of the Literature on Police-based and Other First Response Models
- National League of Cities, Policy Research, Inc., Responding to Individuals in Behavioral Health Crisis via Co-Responder Models: The Roles of Cities, Counties, Law Enforcement, and Provider
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