Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Get immediate crisis help
Use emergency or 988 response first, then OPWDD crisis services.
Official sources checked 2026-07-27
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NYSTART and CSIDD Crisis ServicesBefore you start
- Location, danger, medical needs, communication, medications, triggers, calming supports, and current team.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above or the responsible regional, local, or case contact named in the current notice.
Step by step
- Call 911 for immediate danger or medical emergency.
- Call or text 988 for behavioral-health crisis.
- Notify the care manager and OPWDD crisis route after immediate safety is addressed.
Expected next
Crisis response and a named follow-up owner.
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Call times, responders, instructions, references, and follow-up.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Recontact emergency services if danger continues; otherwise escalate through the regional office.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Get immediate crisis help checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner
- Date started
- Documents sent
- Confirmation
- Next event
- Escalation contact
Derived from NYSTART and CSIDD Crisis Services, OPWDD Regional Offices
Official resources
Limits
This guide does not replace emergency or clinical judgment.
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.