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County Crisis ResourcesWCU Public Safety: 610-436-3311National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741Chester County Crisis Services: Valley Creek Crisis Center 469 Creamery WayExton, PA 19341(610) 280-3270 Creek Crisis Center, located in Exton, PA, offers a crisis program to assist children, adolescents and adults experiencing varying levels of crisis. Services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and are free to the residents of Chester County. All of Valley Creek’s services are consumer-driven, recovery-oriented and culturally competent. This is achieved through the utilization of psychiatric rehabilitation principles, the use of peer specialists throughout the crisis system and a strong emphasis on diversionary efforts to help maintain individuals in the community whenever possible. Valley Creek Crisis Center has culturally diverse staff, including individuals fluent in Spanish.Delaware County Crisis Services:Delaware County Crisis Connections Team (Mobile Crisis Team): 1-855-889-7827The County has two Psychiatric Crisis Centers that provide crisis intervention, 24 Hour telephone and walk-in services, as well as Psychiatric Emergency Commitment Procedures. Crozer Chester Medical Center services the communities located in the South & Western part of the County and Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital services the North and Eastern parts of Delaware County.Crozer Chester Medical Center –?610-447-7600 – One Medical Center Blvd.?Chester, PA 19013, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital –?610-237-4210- 1500 Lansdowne Ave. Darby, PA 19013, ?Montgomery County Crisis Services: Montgomery County Emergency ServicesTop of FormBottom of Form50 Beech Drive Norristown, PA 1940324/7 Hotline: 610-279-6100 1-844-455-7455 services for individuals experiencing psychiatric and/or drug/alcohol emergencies. Experienced crisis workers provide telephone support, referral information and comprehensive assessment. Crisis services are intended to help individuals feel empowered to stabilize their lives. Crisis workers and a psychiatrist meet with an individual and conduct a comprehensive assessment. When appropriate, a nurse practitioner or psychologist will be made part of the assessment team. Any individuals with medical conditions are assessed by a physician’s assistant or psychiatrist and may be referred to a local general hospital for further evaluation/treatment. Abington Memorial Hospital Crisis Line: (215) 481-2525Bucks County Crisis Services: Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-800-499-7455Can also call: Upper Bucks: 215-257-6551Central Bucks: 215-345-2273Lower Bucks: 215-785-9765Philadelphia County Crisis Services: Suicide and Crisis Intervention Line: 215-686-4420Office of Behavioral Health Emergency/Information Line: 215-685-6440 Crisis Response Centers: County Crisis Services: Crisis Intervention Services: 610-236-0530Service Access and Management19 North 6th StreetReading, PA 196011-877-236-4600 or 610-236-0361 Intervention and Emergency Services can be reached all day, every day by calling the numbers above?and asking to speak with a Crisis worker.Lancaster County Crisis Services: Crisis Intervention:?717-394-2631275 Hess BoulevardLancaster, PA 17601 Intervention is a 24 - hour emergency mental health service provided for persons experiencing anxiety, depression, suicidal or homicidal thoughts. Crisis Intervention staff can assist in assessing what a person needs to alleviate the immediate crisis and then link them to appropriate services. This can be completed by phone, an outreach to the person’s location or the person coming to the office.Updated 3.19.2020 ................
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