US Mobile Crisis Options instead of 9-1-1
My colleagues started compiling this resource for mobile crisis services that can be called instead of 911.
The introduction stated, “The purpose of this spreadsheet is to serve as a directory that mental health providers and researchers can use as a starting point to identify emergency numbers that they and their clients can call during a mental health emergency given that some patients, and/or their family members and particularly those who identify as BIPOC, may not feel safe calling 9-1-1 and interacting with police officers during a mental health crisis. Unfortunately, some mobile crisis services still require the involvement of the 9-1-1 dispatcher and/or law enforcement which have been noted this in the spreadsheet when applicable. We generated this list using each state's 211 website and google to search for mobile crisis services that can be called instead of 9-1-1. Given that it was not feasible for us to contact each service to confirm that the details provided are correct, clinicians and researchers who are have identified the services in their area should contact the service in their area directly to confirm the details and obtain more information before using it with their clients.”