Niagara Falls, NY 14301
www.niagaracounty.com/Departments/Mental-Health-Substance-Abuse-Services/Crisis-Services
Main Phone
716-285-3515
Fax
716-278-8130
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
988
Primary Services
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines, Psychiatric Mobile Response Teams, Suicide Prevention Hotlines
Description
Program provides crisis phone intervention, support, and referrals to anyone who is going through a crisis.
Mobile Crisis Team may be activated for individuals who are at heightened risk and provides on-site assessment and intervention services at homes, schools, and within the community to adults, teens and children in various stages of crisis in order to prevent psychiatric hospitalization by linking and/or re-linking individuals with necessary services, including Community Crisis Intervention services, Hospital Diversion, and others which provide the individual with stability.
Participates in the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Anyone who calls 9-8-8 from Niagara County will be connected with Niagara County Crisis Services.
Mobile Crisis Team may be activated for individuals who are at heightened risk and provides on-site assessment and intervention services at homes, schools, and within the community to adults, teens and children in various stages of crisis in order to prevent psychiatric hospitalization by linking and/or re-linking individuals with necessary services, including Community Crisis Intervention services, Hospital Diversion, and others which provide the individual with stability.
Participates in the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Anyone who calls 9-8-8 from Niagara County will be connected with Niagara County Crisis Services.
Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Eligibility
Open to all.
Service Area: Niagara County.
Service Area: Niagara County.
Intake Process
Call.
Program Fees
Free.
Handicap Accessible?
No
Date of Official Change
Jul 30, 2020
Contacts
Jodi McKay (Primary)
Crisis Services Program Manager
jodi.mckay@niagaracounty.com
716-285-3519
Laura J. Kelemen
Director of Niagara County Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
laura.kelemen@niagaracounty.com
716-439-7410