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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Acknowledgements
• Mental Health & Mental Illness
• Common MH Concerns
• Common MH Problems
• Refer for Help
• Offering Support
• Crisis Help
• Non-crisis assistance
• Kinds of Treatment/Therapy
• Geriatric Outpatient Services
  • Community MH/MR Centers
  • District Health Clinics
  • In-Home Services
• Inpatient Services
• Support Services
  • Social Services
  • Adult Day Care
  • Legal Services
  • Volunteer Services
  • Advocacy
• Financial Assistance
  • Medical Care
  • Medicare Drug Coverage
• Legal Terminology

Crisis Help

If you feel that there is a crisis and that you or someone you know may be a danger to themselves or others, you can call mobile services that will come to you, or go to an emergency or crisis center.

Hotlines

Some Hotlines are telephone resources that can direct you to the help you need in a crisis and are available 24 hours a day seven days a week.

• Refer to list of Hotlines resources.

Philadelphia Mobile Emergency Services

If you feel that there is a crisis and that you or someone you know may be a danger to themselves or others you can call mobile services. Mobile emergency services will come to your location.

• Refer to list of Mobile Emergency Services resources.

Area Psychiatric Emergency Services

If you feel that there is a crisis and that you or someone you know may be a danger to themselves or others, you can go to an emergency or crisis center.

• Refer to list of Psychiatric Emergency Services resources.

Crisis Response Centers (CRC)

These centers are specifically set up to handle mental health crises.

• Refer to list of Crisis Response Centers resources.

Helplines

Helplines are telephone resources you may want to call for information. Helplines may or may not be available 24 hours a day.

• Refer to list of Helplines resources.