What is Crisis Intervention Services?
The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health offers a continuum of Crisis Intervention Services. These services are located throughout the State in the Crisis Centers, the Community Mental Health Centers, and Emergency Rooms. Crisis Intervention Service (CIS) staff are available 24 hours a day to assist people, 18 years and older, with severe personal, family or marital problems. These problems may include depression, major life changes such as unemployment or loss of an important relationship, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, thoughts of suicide, delusions, paranoia and substance abuse. The goal of CIS is the prevention of unnecessary or inappropriate hospitalizations of a person with a mental illness or substance related problems. By providing services in the community, CIS staff can better assess the consumer’s environment, support systems and current level of functioning, and thereby, gain a clear understanding of services that will be needed in order to develop a thorough t
Related Questions
- WE DID NOT PUT VICTIM SERVICES IN OUR GRANT APPLICATION, BUT WE HAVE AN INTERN WHO IS ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES, AND THE INTERN IS SUPERVISED BY A GRANT-FUNDED STAFF PERSON. HOW DO WE REPORT THESE ACTIVITIES?
- How can I find mental health crisis intervention services, therapy services, or treatment for alcohol and/or drug abuse?
- What kinds of intervention services are provided?
