Tel: (804) 262-9479
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8655 Staples Mill Rd, Henrico, VA 23228

Mobile Crisis Response
What does this program include?
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Rapid response, assessment and early intervention to individuals experiencing crisis
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Provided 24/7
Purpose​
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Prevention of acute exacerbation of symptoms,
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prevention of harm to the individual or others,
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provision of quality intervention in the least restrictive setting,
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development of immediate plan of safety to help avoid higher level of care
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Mobile Crisis Response Eligibility Criteria​
Individuals must meet all of the following criteria:
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The individual must be experiencing an active behavioral health crisis; and
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Urgent intervention is necessary to stabilize or prevent escalation of the individual’s behavioral health crisis; and
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The individual or collateral contact reports at least one of the following:
a. suicidal/assaultive/destructive ideas, threats, plans or actions; or
b. an acute or increasing loss of control over thoughts, behavior and/or affect that could result in harm to self or others; or
c. functional impairment or escalation in mood/thought/behavior that is disruptive to home, school, or the community or impacting the individual’s ability to function in these settings; or
d. the symptoms are escalating to the extent that a higher level of care will likely be required without intervention; and
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Without urgent intervention, the individual will likely decompensate which will further interfere with their ability to function in at least one of the following life domains: family, living situation, school, social, work, or community.
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