Any person may receive crisis and emergency services in North Carolina. Regardless of where you are in the state, simply call the LME's telephone hotline at any time. The trained person answering the crisis line arranges for the right service for you and your situation. You may receive crisis services regardless of your ability to pay. Find the LMEs' 24-Hour Access/Crisis Numbers here. (PDF) 7/14/09

As a keystone in North Carolina’s public MH/DD/SA service system, person-centered planning for each consumer includes: planning to know and recognize clues of a potential crisis, taking action steps to prevent a crisis reoccurrence, and providing the right intervention when a crisis occurs.

Spotlight on Progress: Crisis Services Promoted Statewide (12/08) PDF

Progress Reports on LMEs' Long-Term Crisis Plans

NC Crisis Services Legislation PDF
Crisis Services Resource Library | Archives

All Documents are PDF unless otherwise noted.

Mobile Crisis Teams
Map
Legislation On Mobile Crisis Teams
Current Teams

NC START & Crisis Respite
Map
Brochure
Current START & Crisis Teams
Legislation On START & Crisis Respite Teams

Walk-in Crisis & Psychiatric Aftercare
Walk-In Crisis Description (8 to 5 M-F)
Walk-In Crisis Contact Information
Legislation On Walk-in Crisis & Psychiatric Aftercare Teams (including telepsychiatry)

LMES' 24- Hour Access/Crisis Contact Information
LMEs' 24-Hour Access/Crisis Numbers (PDF) - 7/14/09

Community Hospital Psychiatric Capacity
Map
Current Hospitals
Legislation On Community Hospital Psychiatric Capacity Teams

Progress Reports on LME Long-term Plans
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