Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Get immediate Vermont crisis help
Use 911 for immediate danger, 988 for crisis support, and the regional crisis and service team for disability-service follow-up.
Official sources checked 2026-08-01
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Use Vermont crisis and 988 supportBefore you start
- Location, danger, urgent medical and behavioral facts, disability and communication needs, medications, allergies, decision-maker, crisis plan, supports, and callback number.
Who to contact
Use the regional Designated Agency, DDSD, Medicaid, case-management organization, provider, Supportive ISO, complete-notice appeal route, crisis service, or protective-report route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Call 911 for immediate danger or urgent medical need.
- Call or text 988 and use the regional crisis route.
- Notify the case manager and provider when safe and request documented follow-up.
Expected next
Emergency response, crisis consultation, safety plan, reassessment, or next step.
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Contact times, responders, instructions, plan, notifications, and follow-up.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Escalate according to current risk; do not wait for routine eligibility, funding, planning, or provider processes.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Get immediate Vermont 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 Use Vermont crisis and 988 support, Find Vermont Designated and Specialized Service Agencies
Official resources
Limits
911, 988, regional crisis, the Designated Agency, provider, and protective services are different routes. Crisis contact does not change eligibility, funding, enrollment, 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.