Archived Statewide Crisis Services
Any person may receive crisis and emergency services in North Carolina. Regardless of where they are in the state, they can simply call the LME's telephone hotline at any time. The trained person answering the crisis line arranges for the right service for the individual in their situation. They may receive crisis services regardless of their ability to pay. Find the LMEs' 24-Hour Access/Crisis Numbers here. (pdf) 3/14/11
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.
There are also facility based crisis service providers available to help.