Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Get immediate crisis help and notify the DD team
Address immediate danger first, then notify the responsible county board, service and support administrator, or DODD route.
Official sources checked 2026-07-28
Start here
988 Suicide and Crisis LifelineBefore you start
- Location, immediate danger, medical needs, communication method, medications, triggers, calming supports, current team, county, waiver status, and safe contacts.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above or ask DODD to identify the responsible county board, service and support administrator, program office, or notice-specific contact.
Ask DODD to identify or confirm the responsible county board
Step by step
- Call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency, or call or text 988 for behavioral-health crisis.
- After immediate safety is addressed, contact the county board or service and support administrator; use DODD’s form if the responsible contact is unknown.
- Ask for a documented crisis follow-up, safety-plan review, and named next action.
Expected next
Immediate response plus a named county-board, service-team, or DODD follow-up and next safety action.
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Call times, responders, instructions, reference numbers, team contact, safety plan, and follow-up.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Recontact emergency services if danger continues; otherwise escalate through county-board management or DODD.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Get immediate crisis help and notify the DD team 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 DODD Contact Form, 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Official resources
Limits
988 and 911 are immediate-safety routes, not waiver enrollment, provider placement, or a guarantee of DD services.
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.