Crisis Centers/Services
Crisis centers, such as helplines and hotlines that help callers who are in a suicidal crisis, play an important role in suicide prevention. But crisis services can also be provided in many other settings. Other programs that provide assessment, crisis stabilization, and referral to an appropriate level of ongoing care include mobile crisis teams, walk-in crisis clinics, hospital-based psychiatric emergency services, and peer-based crisis services. These services and systems can be effective and cost saving alternatives to emergency room services and hospitalizations, and can also support safe transitions in care.
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- See the Recommended Resources below selected by SPRC personnel.
- See our crisis response page to learn more about how to respond effectively to individuals in crisis.
- See All Resources Related to Crisis Centers/Services (below) for a full list of materials, programs, trainings, and other information available from SPRC. Use the filters on the left to narrow your results.
- To learn more about related settings, see our Health Care and Behavioral Health Care pages. For more on other settings and groups, see our Settings and Populations pages.
Recommended Resources
Crisis now: Transforming services is within our reach
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Person-Centered Care
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Resources in behavioral health crisis services
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Practice guidelines: Core elements for responding to mental health crises
Developed by a diverse expert panel that included individuals with mental illnesses, providers, public officials, and ad...
All Resources Related to Crisis Centers/Services
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988 Mental Health Line Receives Over Two Million Calls and Texts in Six Months
2023
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2010 Garrett Lee Smith State and Tribal Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting
2023
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2007 Garrett Lee Smith State and Tribal Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting
2023
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Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department: Improving Care through Partnerships with Crisis Centers
2022
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When helping hurts: Self-care strategies for refugee community leaders & service
2022
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Zero Suicide Webinar: The Role of Peer Support Services in Caring for Those at Risk of Suicide
2022
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Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up Expansion Grant FOA No. SM-19-008 SAMHSA Pre-Application Technical Assistance Webinar
2022
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SPARS Training for New SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Follow Up Expansion Grantees
2022
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WASHINGTON: A First-in-the-Nation 988 Line for Native People Goes Live in WA
2022
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Implementation of the 988 Number Brought More Calls and Texts to the National Suicide Prevention and Crisis Hotline This Summer—And Early Data Show Answer Rates Improved or Held Steady
2022
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At a 988 Call Center, Volunteers Embrace a New Number while Providing Familiar Hope
2022
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Association of the Song “1-800-273-8255” with Lifeline Calls and Suicides
2022
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CALIFORNIA: Removing Cops from Behavioral Crisis Calls: “We Need to Change the Model”
2020
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Fear, Isolation, Depression: The Mental Health Fallout of a Worldwide Pandemic
2020
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INTERNATIONAL: Suicide Risk and Prevention during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020
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IDAHO: Suicide Prevention Hotline Now Making Follow-Up Calls to Discharged Patients
2020
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INTERNATIONAL: Google, Trevor Project Will Use AI to Combat LGBTQ Youth Suicide
2019
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CALIFORNIA: New Mobile Mental Health Service Dispatched to Help People Who Are at the Breaking Point
2019
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“Like a Busy Emergency Room”: Calls to Suicide Crisis Centers Double Since 2014
2018
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Logic's Grammys Performance Tripled Calls to National Suicide Prevention Line
2018
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Functional Impairment among Telephone Crisis Support Workers: Impact on Callers
2018
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Tackling the Stigma: Copline Hotline Helps Officers Struggling with Mental Health
2018
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CALIFORNIA: Warm Voice on the Line: SF Counselors Lend an Ear to Callers in Their Loneliest Moments
2018
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Thanks to Logic's Song, the Phones at “1-800-273-8255” Are Ringing off the Hook
2017
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ARIZONA: Arizona High Schools Add Suicide Prevention Numbers to ID Badges
2017
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Pride in Mental Health: An Interview with The Trevor Project and Crisis Text Line
2017
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Facebook Teams with The Trevor Project to Help Prevent LGBTQ Youth Suicides
2017
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For Seniors Fighting Grief or Depression, Friendship Line is a Listening Ear
2017
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New Veterans Crisis Line Expansion Nearly Doubles Suicide Prevention Staff
2017
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UTAH: Thousands of Utah Kids Using Suicide Intervention App to Get Help
2017
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CALIFORNIA: Golden Gate Bridge Partners with Crisis Text Line in Suicide Prevention Effort
2016
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CALIFORNIA: Suicide Prevention Hotlines Should Expand Digital Services, Partner with Health Systems
2016
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CANADA: Suicide Prevention with a Crisis Line Dedicated to Aboriginal Community
2016
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MASSACHUSETTS: MIT students turn their brainpower toward suicide prevention
2016
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HAWAII: Hawaii DOH launches hotlines for mental health, suicide crisis
2015
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