Behavioral Health Crisis Resources

Crisis Resources

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, CALL 911.

Volunteers of America (VOA) Crisis Line.

Call the Volunteers of America (VOA) Crisis Line at 1.800.584.3578 to:

Support for anyone experiencing a mental health or suicidal crisis.
Call, text or chat 988 from cell phone or land line.
Speak with a trained crisis counselor.
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
English and Spanish available plus 250 additional languages through Language Line.

741741 Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a volunteer Crisis Counselor from anywhere in the United States, anytime. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from a secure online platform.

Specifically for Washington’s American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Calls are answered by Native crisis counselors who are tribal members closely tied to their communities. Counselors are fully trained in crisis intervention and support, with special emphasis on cultural and traditional practices related to healing.
Dial 988 and press 4 from a phone with a Washington state area code.

Community based treatment team.
Short-term crisis intervention and prevention services.
Hours: Mon-Sun from 9am-9pm.
To request an outreach, call the Volunteers of America (VOA) at: 1.800.584.3578

Co-Responder Program

Co-Responder is a partnership with the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office where a behavioral health specialist responds with a deputy to certain behavioral health 911 calls.
Individuals cannot request Co-Responder specifically. 911 dispatch and Law Enforcement will make referrals to Co-Responders when appropriate.

A day-use center for at-risk, runaway and homeless youth ages 13 to 24. At the Ground Floor, youth can connect with supportive adults, receive basic needs items such as food, clothing and gear for sleeping outside and connect with other resources that will help them end their experience of homelessness.
Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, & Fri from 9am-4pm, and Wed from Noon-4pm.
Telephone: 360.927.0156.

Whatcom County Detox Services
- Monitored in-patient setting for safe withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs.
- Substance use disorder assessments and referrals to substance use disorder treatment.
- If someone would like assistance with a substance use related issue, call: 360.676.2020 ext. 5
Whatcom County Triage Services
- Voluntary services to those experiencing a mental health crisis and helps them restore and stabilize their health.
- To access this service, call: 360.676.2020 ext. 2

Whatcom County Intensive Case Management

GRACE (Ground-Level Response and Coordinated Engagement) provides intensive case management to frequent users of emergency medical services, law enforcement, the emergency department and the Whatcom County Jail.
LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) program provides support to individuals with low-level criminal offenses.
To make a referral, call 360.715.8275

ART is a law enforcement diversion program responding to low-risk, non-criminal 911 calls in the city of Bellingham. One ART goal is to ensure that situations involving people in crisis are defused, so that force may be avoided and/or referrals for appropriate wrap-around care is provided.
As a diversion program, individuals cannot request ART specifically. 911 dispatch and Law Enforcement will make referrals to ART when appropriate.

Provide support for people who frequently call 911 for complex medical issues, substance abuse, mental illness, complications related to aging, disability, fall risks, and/or homelessness.
After a person has made several 911 calls, community paramedics begin working to connect them with services that can better meet their needs.

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