Crisis Intervention
What is the Crisis Intervention Services?
The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health offers a continuum of Crisis Intervention Services.
These services are located throughout the State in
The goal of CIS is the prevention of unnecessary or inappropriate hospitalizations of a person with a mental illness or substance related problems. By providing services in the community, CIS staff can better assess the consumer's environment, support systems and current level of functioning, and thereby, gain a clear understanding of services that will be needed in order to develop a thorough treatment plan.
Services Statewide
CIS operates programs statewide and may be accessed through the following channels:
The
CIS Staff are also co-located in The Wilmington Hospital’s, Emergency Department as part of a
joint venture with Christiana Care Health Systems and the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health.
This unit named C.A.P.E.S (Crisis and Psychiatric Emergency Services) may be reached by dialing (302)
428-2118 .
Kent and SussexCounty :
CIS staff in these counties work 12 pm to 8 am Monday - Friday and 24 hours on weekend and
holidays. They are located in
During normal business hours staff assigned to the Georgetown Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) and the Dover CMHC Front Door Teams will handle crisis calls. Staff may be accessed toll free by calling 1-800-345-6785 .
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