Bert Nash has fully launched their Mobile Crisis Response Team as of September 11, 2022. This team provides crisis assessment, intervention, and stabilization services on-site to individuals to restore mental health functioning to pre-crisis levels; crises can include psychosis, suicidality, serious mental illness, etc.
All Mobile Response Team referrals from the Douglas County Crisis Line will be for people who have consented to have a team sent to their location.
To access this service for yourself or a community member, begin by dialing the Douglas County Crisis Line at 785-841-2345
Mobile Crisis Response Team Availability:
- 7 Days/Week, 8AM - 2AM
Team Composition:
- The Mobile Crisis Response Team will be made up of four teams consisting of a therapist and case manager, and at times, a Peer Support Specialist with lived experience of mental health crises.
How to Dial & Request this Teams Services:
- Begin by calling the Douglas County Crisis Line, 785-841-2345, after reaching the Douglas County Crisis Line a counselor will complete a Mobile Response Screen, and determine if the call is eligible for Mobile Response Team Support & determine if the caller consents to Mobile Response Team Support.
- After that a shift supervisor from the Douglas County Crisis Line will contact the Mobile Crisis Response Team Supervisor to request dispatch and receive an estimated response time
- The counselor will then relay the response time and remain connected with the caller until Mobile Crisis Response arrives
