Crisis Services

If you or someone you know is having a mental health emergency, call 988.

When life has reached a point causing you to feel that you can’t manage it on your own, is a good time to call crisis. This may include emotional distress, family conflict, significant loss, substance related crisis and many other stressors. The following are some common reasons for calling the crisis line:

  • Alcohol or drug related issues that create risk to self or others
  • Thoughts or plans of suicide or ending your own life
  • Self harming behavior including cutting or other harmful behaviors
  • Thoughts or plans of harming someone else
  • Major conflicts with family members including children perhaps to the point involving law enforcement
  • Sudden or traumatic loss of a loved one or anything that impacts your ability to live your life in a normal way
  • Lack of access to basic needs including food, shelter, and medications
ICHD Mobile Crisis Team

ICHD is dedicated to offering exceptional Mobile Crisis services to our neighboring communities. Our Mobile Crisis Team is expertly assembled to deliver the highest standard of compassionate care during challenging times. With a commitment to immediate support, we are fully equipped to respond swiftly and effectively to every crisis call that comes in, available around the clock, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our team is here to ensure that help is always just a call away, bringing reassurance and expertise right to your doorstep when you need it most. Crisis line: (620) 723-2656

Veteran Crisis Line

The Veterans Crisis Line is free and confidential. When you call, chat, or text, a qualified responder will listen and help. You decide how much information to share. Support doesn’t end with your conversation. Our responders can connect you with the resources you need. Responders are trained in crisis intervention and military culture to serve Veterans, service members, and their families. Veterans can use this new option by dialing 988 and pressing 1 to contact the Veterans Crisis Line.

988

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. The Lifeline is comprised of a national network of over 200 local crisis centers, combining custom local care and resources with national standards and best practices. It serves universal entry point so that no matter where you live, you can reach a trained mental health professional who can help.

A crisis arises when an individual’s mental health challenges or substance use issues reach a point where they are difficult to manage independently. Each person experiences a crisis in a unique way, and what constitutes a crisis for one individual may not be perceived as such by another.

A crisis may look like:

  • Anxiety or panic attacks
  • Depression
  • Thoughts of suicide or self-harm
  • Hearing voices or feeling paranoid
  • Thoughts of hurting others
  • Substance intoxication or withdrawal
Warning Signs

Some warning signs may help you determine if a loved one is at risk for suicide, especially if the behavior is new, has increased, or seems related to a painful event, loss, or change. If you or someone you know exhibits any of the following behaviors or signs, seek help by calling and/or texting 988.

-Talking about wanting to die, or to kill themselves.
-Looking for a way to kill themselves (ie: searching online, or buying a gun).
-Talking about feeling hopeless, or having no reason to live.
-Talking about feeling trapped, or in unbearable pain.
-Talking about being a burden to others.
-Increasing the use of alcohol and/or drugs.
-Acting anxious or agitated; behaving recklessly.
-Sleeping too much, or not sleeping enough.
-Withdrawing, or isolating themselves.
-Shwoing rage or talking about seeking revenge.
-Extreme mood swings.

Every individual reacts to stressors in unique ways, shaped by their experiences and coping mechanisms. The warning signs above serve as useful guidelines to help identify when stress may be becoming overwhelming, though it’s important to note that they do not encompass every possible response.

Suicide Prevention Training

ICHD offers Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses for both adults and youth multiple times per year. These courses are designed to equip individuals with the skills necessary to assist someone facing a mental health challenge or crisis. If you are interested in learning how you can contribute to suicide prevention, click here for more information on Mental Health First Aid.