Crisis Intervention

The Dauphin County MH/MR Program provides Crisis Intervention Services 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Crisis Intervention is the emergency service component of the MH/MR system. Professional mental health workers provide counseling, outreach, and other services to individuals experiencing an emotional crisis or difficulty in coping with a personal problem.

Anyone can experience a crisis. Some situations may cause a person to have feelings of extreme helplessness and hopelessness, feel overwhelmed, feel unable to cope, or to feel on the verge of losing control. A person having feelings like this is experiencing a mental health crisis and can call Crisis Intervention for help.

Crisis Intervention staff provide a full range of services and are available 24 hours a day by calling (717) 232-7511 or toll free at 1- 888- 596-4447. The Crisis Intervention Program provides Telephone, Walk-in, and Mobile Services. Our office is located at 100 Chestnut Street, First Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101 . Fax # (717) 255-2960.

CMU

The CMU is a non-profit organization contracted by the Dauphin County MH/MR Program to provide comprehensive case management for Dauphin County residents who need assistance with mental health, mental retardation or early intervention services. Dauphin County residents who are interested in obtaining services mental health, mental retardation, or early intervention services are encouraged to call the CMU at (717) 232-8761 or to visit their Web Site at http://www.cmu.cc/