Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Get immediate North Dakota crisis help
Use 911 for immediate danger and call or text 988 for behavioral-health crisis support, including the specialized DD CARES route when applicable.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Use North Dakota crisis servicesBefore you start
- Location, immediate danger, urgent medical facts, behavioral facts, developmental disability, communication needs, medications, allergies, decision-maker, crisis plan, current supports, and callback number.
Who to contact
Use the correct Regional DD Office, Medicaid, DD program manager, provider, notice-specific appeal route, crisis service, or APS route that owns this step.
Find the North Dakota Regional DD Office serving the person's county
Step by step
- Call 911 for immediate danger or urgent medical need.
- Call or text 988 and describe the developmental disability and support needs so the appropriate crisis route can be considered.
- Notify the DD program manager and provider when safe and request documented follow-up.
Expected next
Emergency response, crisis consultation, safety plan, referral, reassessment, or named next step.
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Contact times, responders, instructions, plan, notifications, and follow-up records.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Escalate according to current risk; do not wait for a routine eligibility, planning, or provider process.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Get immediate North Dakota crisis help checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result
- Open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Review the North Dakota Medicaid member handbook, Use North Dakota crisis services
Official resources
Limits
911, 988, DD CARES, Regional DD Office, provider, and Vulnerable Adult Protective Services are different routes. Crisis contact does not change eligibility or authorization.
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.