Triage/Mental Health Crisis

With many mental health or substance abuse issues, acute services are needed before treatment can be provided. Through triage, detoxification, and crisis stabilization, the client stays for a short period of time (2-5 days) in order to first stabilize and then connect to various services. WestCare understands the importance of these programs and offers them in several different locations.

Crisis stabilization is needed when individuals are at risk of suicide, homicide, or a severe mental health crisis of some kind. Nurses, doctors, and psychiatrists work to assess the client and determine the proper medical course needed to start the stabilization process. They then monitor the individual and refer them to programs and services they will need once stabilized. Examples of programs such as these include: California's Crisis Psychiatric Response Services and Florida's Guidance/Care Center Medical/Psychiatric Program.