Urgent need, safety concern, or authorized service breakdown
Get Pennsylvania crisis help
Use 911 for immediate danger or Pennsylvania 988 and county crisis services for behavioral-health crisis.
Official sources checked 2026-07-25
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Review Pennsylvania crisis interventionBefore you start
- Current location, immediate danger, medical needs, communication needs, disability information, medications, known triggers, current supports, and safe contacts when available.
Who to contact
911 owns emergency response; 988 and county crisis services own behavioral-health crisis response.
Step by step
- Call 911 when there is immediate danger or a medical emergency.
- Call or text 988 for behavioral-health crisis support.
- Ask about the county’s 24/7 crisis intervention options and describe disability-related communication and support needs.
- After immediate safety is addressed, notify the supports coordinator and relevant provider of the event and resulting service needs.
Expected next
Crisis triage, intervention, referral, or emergency response based on the situation.
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Call time, responder or service, reference information, instructions, safety plan, discharge records, and follow-up contacts.
If this stalls or the answer is no
If immediate safety remains at risk, call 911 again; for continuing behavioral-health crisis needs, recontact 988 or the county crisis route.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Crisis information card
Prepare this before a crisis when possible.
- Communication method
- Medical conditions
- Medications
- Triggers
- Calming supports
- Safety risks
- Emergency contacts
- Provider and coordinator
Derived from Pennsylvania Crisis Intervention
Official resources
Limits
Crisis services determine the response. This guide does not replace emergency, clinical, or safety advice.
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.