CRISIS STABILIZATION
Crisis Stabilization services are available to adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis that requires short-term, intensive interventions. The goal of crisis stabilization services is to prevent hospitalization and to reduce the mental health crisis so that the individual does not become at risk to the safety of self or others. This includes safety planning, coping skills training to promote recovery, linkage to mental health professionals for long-term care, coordination with other providers, and linkage with community resources to promote stability.
To qualify for Crisis Stabilization services, the individual must meet at least two of the following criteria:
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-Experiencing difficulty in establishing and maintaining normal interpersonal relationships to such a degree that the individual is at risk for psychiatric hospitalization, homelessness, or isolation from social supports
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-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
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-Exhibiting such inappropriate behavior that immediate interventions by mental health, social services or the judicial system are or have been necessary
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-Exhibiting difficulty in cognitive ability such that the individual is unable to recognize personal danger or significantly inappropriate behavior
COMMUNITY STABILIZATION
To qualify for Community Stabilization, you must be stepping down or transitioning from one of the following services:
23-Hour Crisis Stabilization
Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Services
ASAM levels 3.1 – 4.0
Hospital Emergency Department
Short-term detention or incarceration
Mobile Crisis Response
Partial Hospitalization Program (Mental Health or ARTS)
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
Residential Crisis Stabilization Unit
EXCLUSIONARY CRITERIA
If you meet any of the following criteria, you are not eligible to receive Community Stabilization Services:
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-You are currently receiving behavioral health services (mental health services / substance use disorder services) at a higher level of care than standard outpatient services (unless your MCO or FFS contractor approves an exception for you.)
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-You are receiving inpatient or certain residential treatment services, including psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) or ASAM levels 3.3—4.0 (unless your MCO or FFS contractor approves an exception for you.)
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-Your psychiatric condition is severe enough that it cannot be safely treated at this level of care.
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-Your medical condition is severe enough that it need to be treated in an acute medical setting.
MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE
Next Level Supportive Services Mobile Crisis Response team is available to assist individuals 24/7. Our Mobile Crisis Team staff provides immediate assistance to individuals in distress and who are a danger to themselves and others, by addressing the crisis, stabilizing the individual to prevent a higher level of care, and identifying services and resources that meet the unique needs expressed by the individual. Mobile Crisis Services are readily accessible, short term services for individuals experiencing acute mental health crises. Our team aims to promote the prevention of crises and provides support in assisting individuals with functioning as their best selves within the community.