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Crisis Services provide immediate and direct help to those in need.
These services are simple and quick to access:
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Mobile Crisis Service is
provided where the individual is located. The Crisis Worker will
go to where the individual in crisis is, and perform and evaluate
the situation. This may take place within the home or community,
at the hospital, or other site, as necessitated by the needs of
the individual. Services will be recommended dependant upon the
evaluated needs of the individual, and may include referral for
outpatient services, or referral for inpatient treatment. Should
inpatient treatment be the necessary treatment, the crisis worker
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Telephone Crisis is, as its
name implies, accessed through a telephone call. During the course
of the call, the worker will evaluate the degree of crisis and
determine whether the crisis may be handled on the telephone,
possibly with a referral to another service, or if a more
immediate, face-to-face response is required. The individual may
be referred to another service provider for follow-up or the
worker may determine that the individual should be seen
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Crisis
Walk-In is a service which is provided during regular
service hours. The individual who is in crisis presents themselves
to the Crisis program and is seen on an immediate basis. Based on
the Crisis Workers evaluation of the individual, the individual
may be referred to another agency for service, such as Outpatient
Services, or the worker may recommend inpatient treatment for the
individual. If the determination is for inpatient treatment, the
worker will make all necessary arrangements, such as bed space and
transportation. |
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