CRISIS PROGRAM
Crisis stabilization
Crisis stabilization services provide short term intensive mental health care to individuals who are experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis. The goal is to address and stabilize mental health needs as early as possible.
DO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS APPLY TO YOU?
Are you having thoughts of wanting to hurt yourself or someone else?
Do you or others believe your behavior is out of control?
Do you have little or no access to mental health providers?
Do You struggle to maintain relationships with friends, family, or professionals?
Are your mental health symptoms jeopardizing your current living arrangements?
Do you feel that you might need to seek psychiatric help to?
IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS, EYPC CAN HELP YOU.
THE EYPC APPROACH
Make Introductions
Case Management
Outpatient Therapy
Psychiatric Services
Offer Support
Attending Appointments
Health Care Engagement
Personal Budgeting
Self Improvement
Develop Life-Skills
Encourage Independence
Personal Hygiene
Stabilize Symptoms
Develop Coping Skills
Educate
Safety Planning
SERVICE GOALS
Address and stabilize the acute mental health needs at the earliest possible time with ongoing services;
Avert hospitalization or re-hospitalization;
Mobilize the resources of the community support system, family members, and others for ongoing maintenance, rehabilitation, and recovery; and
Provide a high assurance of safety and security in the least restrictive environment.
PLEASE NOTE: Individuals with medical conditions which require hospital care; Individuals with a primary diagnosis of substance use disorder; or Individuals posing as an imminent danger to self or others are not appropriate for Crisis Stabilization Services.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Referred applicants will be deemed appropriate if they are:
Exhibiting difficulty in cognitive ability (such that the individual is unable to recognize personal danger or recognize significantly inappropriate social behavior).
Exhibiting such inappropriate behaviors that immediate interventions by mental health, social services, or the judicial system or have been necessary.
Experiencing difficulty in activities of daily living such as maintaining personal hygiene, preparing food and maintaining adequate nutrition, or managing finances to such a degree that health or safety is jeopardized.
Experiencing difficulty in establishing and maintaining normal interpersonal relationships to such a degree that they are at risk of psychiatric hospitalization or homelessness or isolation from social supports.
Crisis stabilization services provide intensive short-term mental health care to non-hospitalized individuals experiencing an acute crisis of psychiatric nature. The goal is to address and stabilize the acute mental health needs at the earliest possible time.
With ongoing services, the aim is to avert hospitalization (or re-hospitalization), provide high assurance of safety and security in the least restrictive environment, and mobilize the resources of the community, family member, and other support systems for ongoing maintenance, rehabilitation, and recovery.
Mobile Crisis program
Provides rapid responses, assessments, and early interventions to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis. EYPC. is proud to partner with the Region 4 and 5 HUB where our team of professionals joins with other professionals that are available 24/7 to provide support.
Crisis Hotline
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. 988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Call 988.
How do I make a referral?
Contact the local office at 804.789.1314
Referrals can be taken over the phone.
