Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Get immediate crisis help and request APD crisis review
Use emergency or 988 response first when needed, then use APD’s crisis-enrollment route for qualifying waiver urgency.
Official sources checked 2026-07-26
Start here
Open the APD application and crisis-review portalBefore you start
- Location, immediate danger, medical needs, communication, disability, medications, triggers, calming supports, caregiver status, housing safety, current services, and contacts.
Who to contact
911, 988, assigned APD worker or regional office, and current providers.
Step by step
- Call 911 for immediate danger or medical emergency; call or text 988 for behavioral-health crisis.
- After immediate safety is addressed, notify APD and current providers.
- Use the APD portal or worker to request crisis waiver enrollment review when the published criteria may apply.
Expected next
Emergency response plus APD acknowledgment, crisis review, request for evidence, or written status when applicable.
Save this proof
Call times, responders, reference numbers, instructions, safety records, APD submission, evidence, and follow-up owner.
If this stalls or the answer is no
If immediate danger continues, call 911 again; otherwise ask the APD regional supervisor to confirm the crisis-review owner and next event.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Crisis information card
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the official sources named below.
- Location
- Communication
- Medical conditions
- Medications
- Triggers
- Calming supports
- Caregiver status
- Emergency contacts
Derived from APD Online Application, Florida Statute 393.065 — Application and Eligibility
Official resources
Limits
This guide does not replace emergency or clinical judgment. APD decides whether its crisis criteria apply.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.