Community Stabilization services provide the child or adolescent, together with the family, the coping skills to manage the crisis using a less restrictive alternative to psychiatric hospitalization and can also serve as a "step-down" program for children and adolescents upon discharge from a psychiatric hospital.
Crisis stabilization services are for youth who:
- Are experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis which puts them at risk of hospitalization due to threat of harm to themselves or to others.
Specific Services:
- Collaboration among Emergency Services staff, case manager, therapist, and psychiatrist, with emergency appointments scheduled as needed
- Identification and use of natural supports in the community
- Intense services for a up to 4 hours a day
Referrals & Funding
The following may provide referrals for crisis stabilization:
- Emergency Services Staff
- Outpatient Therapists
- Parents
- Psychiatric hospitals discharging clients back to the community
- Psychiatrists
- Schools
Most Medicaid plans cover crisis stabilization. Private payment may also be arranged on an individual basis, including use of a sliding fee scale.