Mobile Crisis Response
Crisis Response offers 24/7 phone counseling to those experiencing a mental health crisis.
Crisis Response direct line: (844) 274-7472
Website: crisisresponsesoutheastmn.com
If you need additional support, trained staff will refer you to our mobile teams or other services available in your area.
Mobile teams complete comprehensive crisis assessments. A crisis assessment is an immediate, face-to-face evaluation by two crisis-trained mental health practitioners consulting with a mental health professional.
The assessment helps do the following:
- Assess current risks and life events
- Assess the protective factors that the caller has available in the crisis
- Assess mental health symptoms
- Risky behaviors
- Cultural considerations
- Support network
- Level of functioning
Provide immediate intervention to aid the caller in relieving current symptoms of the mental health crisis. The teams may provide the following services as deemed therapeutically appropriate.
- Coping skills
- Situational de-escalation
- Safety Planning
- Means removal
- Education
- Referral to crisis residential services (if available)
- Referral to Emergency Departments
- Coordination with other local providers