Mental Health Crisis Guide

A Psychiatric emergency/crisis includes any of the following:

Statements about wanting to die; engaging in talk or actions about activities which could result in serious harm or death
Statements about wanting to seriously hurt or kill someone else
Out of control behavior: explosive, aggressive behavior which cannot be controlled and/or refusal to follow rules which poses a safety concern, i.e. running away, destroying property, refusal to attend treatment program

Should a psychiatric emergency arise, your options include:

Call 911 when there is risk of imminent and serious harm to your child or someone else
Take your child to the nearest emergency room, or call Police if they are making threats to hurt him/herself, making threats to hurt someone else or are displaying out of control behavior
Contact county PESS - Psychiatric Evaluation Screening Services (see below)

PES - Psychiatric Evaluation Screening/Services

24-hour emergency mental health care, including risk assessments, screenings, crisis intervention and stabilization, psychiatric emergency services and access to mental health resources

PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES (PES)

Saint Clare's Hospital

25 Pocono Rd, Denville

973-625-6150

973-625-0280 (after hours hotline)

PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES (PES)

Morristown Medical Center

100 Madison Ave,

Morristown, NJ 07960

(973)-540-0100

Hotlines:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-2873, www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
NJ Teen Helpline: 1-888-222-2228, www.2ndfloor.org
Caring Contact: 908-232-2880, www.caringcontact.org
The Trevor Project: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR, www.thetrevorproject.com
NJ Mental Health Cares: 1-866-202-4357, www.njmentalhealthcares.org
NJ Addiction Services Hotline: 1-844-276-2777

NJ Department of Children & Families: www.state.nj/dcf/families/hotlines

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