Crisis & Emergency
If you have a behavioral health emergency, it is important that care starts right away. Emergencies can include:
If you have a behavioral health emergency, it is important that care starts right away. Emergencies can include:
- thoughts about hurting yourself
- thoughts about hurting someone else
- serious reactions to medicines you take for an emotional problem or mental illness
- a significant increase in symptoms (such as hearing voices or feeling very sad, angry, or panicky)
- having "blackouts" or "shakes" while using alcohol or drugs or right after you stop using them.
- come to the Wellness Center or call our main number
(475-4875) during business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:00 – 4:30) - go to the San Carlos Hospital emergency room at any time
- call EMS (475-2388) or the San Carlos Police Dept (475-2311)
- and, you can call the toll-free 24-hour crisis
support line through Cenpatico at 866-495-6735 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 866-495-6735 end_of_the_skype_highlighting where they will either talk to you or send someone out to talk with you.