Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Get immediate Georgia crisis help
Call 911 for immediate medical or safety danger; otherwise call or text 988 or call GCAL at 1-800-715-4225, then notify the DD team.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
The Crisis System of GeorgiaBefore you start
- Current location, immediate danger, communication needs, diagnoses, medications, medical risks, triggers, calming strategies, contacts, current plan, and recent changes.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above, the county-assigned DBHDD Regional Field Office, the contact on the controlling notice, or the program-specific help route cited here.
Step by step
- For immediate medical or safety danger call 911.
- For other behavioral-health or I/DD crisis support call or text 988 or call GCAL at 1-800-715-4225.
- After immediate safety, notify the Regional Field Office, support coordinator, and provider and request a documented follow-up plan.
Expected next
A crisis response plus a named follow-up owner, reassessment, crisis-plan update, referral, or other written next event.
Save this proof
Call times, responders, incident facts, discharge material, team notifications, referrals, and updated crisis plan.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Escalate according to immediate risk; ask the DD team to name the post-crisis owner and next event.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Get immediate Georgia crisis help checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and date started
- Documents or information supplied
- Confirmation or notice
- Current status
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from The Crisis System of Georgia, Georgia Crisis Response System for Developmental Disabilities
Official resources
Limits
911, 988, GCAL, mobile crisis, crisis units, and waiver services have different roles and availability.
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.