Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Get immediate Washington crisis help
Call or text 911 for an emergency threatening life or property; otherwise call or text 988 or use chat for mental-health, emotional, substance-use, or suicide-related crisis support.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Washington 988 Suicide and Crisis LifelineBefore you start
- Current location, immediate danger, communication and language needs, diagnoses, medications, medical risks, triggers, calming strategies, contacts, PCSP, and recent changes.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above, the assigned DDCS case manager, a DDCS office, the county Service and Information Request line, or the exact contact on the controlling Planned Action Notice. Ask which unit owns the step.
Step by step
- For an emergency threatening life or property, call or text 911.
- For mental-health, emotional, substance-use, or suicide-related crisis support, call or text 988 or use official chat.
- After immediate safety, notify the case manager and providers and request documented follow-up and plan review.
Expected next
A crisis response plus a named follow-up owner, referral, assessment, plan update, or service correction.
Save this proof
Contact times, responders, incident facts, discharge material, notifications, referrals, and updated plan.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Escalate according to immediate risk and ask crisis and DDCS teams to name the post-crisis owner and next event.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Get immediate Washington crisis help checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result or confirmation
- Current open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Washington 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Official resources
Limits
911 and 988 have different roles. DDCS case management and provider emergency procedures remain separate from both.
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.