Assists adults and youth who are in a crisis - suicidal, homicidal, and/or psychotic. The Crisis Responder will screen all crisis calls to assess the severity of the problem. If the Crisis Responder identifies the problem as severe, the Crisis Responder will contact the Licensed Mental Health Therapist on call to request a crisis assessment be conducted face to face.

The program is designed to prevent hospitalizations and Emergency Protective Custody by wrapping appropriate services around the client to allow him/her the opportunity to remain in the community.

A program made up of dedicated, caring, and specially trained professionals who provide a comprehensive organized approach for the redirection and control of the harmful aspects of stress caused by a traumatic or critical incident. Services are provided to Emergency Services Personnel. All 99 counties are covered by a CISM Team, find the county team lead below for further assistance.

BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. TEAM - Team leader is Deputy Shelby Chekal, (319) 310-2424/Sheriff's Office: (319) 472-2337 ext. 6238. Counties covered: Benton County only.

BREMER COUNTY CISM TEAM - Team Lead: Kip Ladage (319) 404-4363. Counties covered: Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Grundy, Howard. Note: Butler and Floyd Counties also covered by the North Iowa CISM Team (Mason City).

CENTRAL IOWA CISM TEAM (American Red Cross) - Team Lead: Dianne Fagner (515) 277-5406, Alternate Team Lead: John Coulter (641) 344-4235. Counties covered: Adair, Boone, Carroll, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Greene, Guthrie, Hardin, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Story, Tama, Union, Warren, and Wayne. Note: Des Moines Police Department, Polk County Sheriff and Polk County Mental Health all have a Peer Support Team that provides CISM support: for Des Moines PD contact Sgt. Sean O'Neil (515) 283-4811, Polk County Sheriff's Office, contact Sgt. Ayal Naggar (515) 466-0889 and Polk County Mental Health, contact Sara Lupkes (515) 286-3589.

DUBUQUE CISM TEAM - Team Lead: Jessica George (563) 599-6558 or (563) 583-1711, Alternate Team Lead: Marty Benda (563) 590-5955. Counties covered: Allamakee, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones, Linn, Winneshiek. Note: Jones and Jackson Counties also covered by the Quad Cities CISM Team.

FORT DODGE - Team Lead: Gary Snook (515) 571-1712. Counties covered: Calhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, and Webster.

NORTH IOWA CISM TEAM (MASON CITY) - Team Lead: Kelli Carlson (641) 390-1438, Alternate Team Lead: Brian Koob (641) 430-2950. Counties covered: Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright. Note: Butler and Floyd Counties also covered by the Bremer County CISM Team. Note: Kossuth County is also covered by the Spencer / Spirit Lake CISM Team.

NW IOWA CISM TEAM - Team Lead: Shawn Scholten (712) 476-5245. Counties covered: Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, and Sioux.

QUAD CITIES IA/IL - Iowa Team Lead: Jamie Temple (563) 271-8106 or (563) 323-1000. Counties covered: Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson, Louisa, Muscatine, and Scott. Note: Jones and Jackson Counties also covered by the Dubuque CISM Team.

SIOUXLAND CISM - Team Lead Kayla Mayer (712-225-2129) or Jessie Dominoski (712-301-1889). Counties covered: Cherokee, Crawford, Ida, Monona, Sac and Woodbury.

SOUTHEAST IOWA ALLIANCE - Team Lead: Brandon Howard (319) 576-1113 or (319) 753-8390. Alternate Team Lead: Gary Syznula (319) 572-2238. Counties covered: Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Van Buren, and Washington. Note: Van Buren County is also covered by the Southern Prairie CISM Team.

SOUTHERN PRAIRIE CISM TEAM - Team Lead: Jeanetta Nieuwsma (712) 314-2152, Alternate Team Lead: Teri VanKooten (641) 820-0121. Counties Covered: Appanoose, Davis, Iowa, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Van Buren, and Wapello. Van Buren County is also covered by the Southeast Alliance.

SOUTHWEST IOWA CISM TEAM - Team Lead: Rita Pierson (712) 322-1896 or (402) 680-8407, Alternate Team Lead: Marsha Houser (402) 403-7195. Counties covered: Adams, Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby, and Taylor.

SPENCER AND SPIRIT LAKE CISM TEAMS - Spencer Team Lead: Chris Meyer (712) 240-2810 or (712) 264-6517, Spirit Lake Team Lead: Steve Hopkins (712) 330-1144. Both teams work together to cover: Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinso

Crisis Services to anyone experiencing a crisis. Crisis services include:

23-hour Crisis Observation services support individuals in a secure and protected setting, medically staffed, and a psychiatrically supervised treatment environment to stabilize the situation and better assess any additional levels of care.

24-Hour Crisis Hotline provides support on the phone for people looking for immediate help with an emotional or mental health crisis.

Crisis Evaluation and Stabilization provides short-term care for individuals with mental health and developmental disabilities who need 24-hour supervision for safety during a crisis, without the added trauma of hospitalization. Stabilization includes a crisis evaluation.

Mobile Crisis Response and Outreach services provide on-site, face-to-face mental health services for an individual or family experiencing a mental health crisis. Can respond to wherever the crisis is occurring. Must call the 24-hour Crisis Line to access mobile crisis response teams. Call (855) 581-8111 for Mobile Crisis.

Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) provide mobile crisis response.

- On-site counseling.

- Mental health evaluation.

- Assess the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

SASS provides the following services for children and youth:

-- Crisis intervention.

-- Short-term stabilization where a child is at risk of self-harm, or harming others.

-- Individual and family psychotherapy/counseling.

-- Mental health assessment.

-- Case management and resource linkage assistance.

-- Psychiatric services.

Provides mental health support services to children and youth. Services include crisis intervention, short-term stabilization where a child is at risk of self-harm, or harming others, individual and family psychotherapy/counseling, mental health assessment, case management and resource linkage assistance, and psychiatric services.

SASS provides the following services for children and youth:

-- Crisis intervention.

-- Short-term stabilization where a child is at risk of self-harm, or harming others.

-- Individual and family psychotherapy/counseling.

-- Mental health assessment.

-- Case management and resource linkage assistance.

-- Psychiatric services.

Crisis Services to anyone experiencing a crisis. Crisis services include:

23-hour Crisis Observation services support individuals in a secure and protected setting, medically staffed, and a psychiatrically supervised treatment environment to stabilize the situation and better assess any additional levels of care.

24-Hour Crisis Hotline provides support on the phone for people looking for immediate help with an emotional or mental health crisis.

Crisis Evaluation and Stabilization provides short-term care for individuals with mental health and developmental disabilities who need 24-hour supervision for safety during a crisis, without the added trauma of hospitalization. Stabilization includes a crisis evaluation.

Mobile Crisis Response and Outreach services provide on-site, face-to-face mental health services for an individual or family experiencing a mental health crisis. Can respond to wherever the crisis is occurring. Must call the 24-hour Crisis Line to access mobile crisis response teams. Call (855) 581-8111 for Mobile Crisis.

Provides behavioral health urgent care services to those experiencing a behavioral health crisis. This service acts as an alternative to emergency departments when appropriate. Services include crisis screening, crisis intervention, short-term counseling, links to area resources, and peer support.

Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) provide mobile crisis response.

- On-site counseling.

- Mental health evaluation.

- Assess the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) provides mobile crisis response.

- On-site counseling.

- Mental health evaluation.

- Assesses the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

Offers a 24 hour Mobile Crisis Response Team. Anyone experiencing a mental health crisis can call to have the Mobile Crisis Unit dispatched.

Provides mental health support services to children and youth. Services include crisis intervention, short-term stabilization where a child is at risk of self-harm, or harming others, individual and family psychotherapy/counseling, mental health assessment, case management and resource linkage assistance, and psychiatric services.

Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) providing mobile crisis response.

-- On-site counseling.

-- Mental health evaluation.

-- Assesses the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

-- Community referrals and linkages.

-- Post crisis follow-ups.

Mobile crisis response provides immediate services when law enforcement, area shelters, and referrals from The Nebraska Family Helpline are confronted with someone experiencing a mental health crisis. Therapists help resolve an immediate behavioral health crisis to avoid emergency protective custody holds, avoid inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, and link individuals to community services.

Post-crisis services include a 90-day stabilization program offered in partnership with other agencies.

Peer Support Specialists available to those referred through Omaha Police Department officers who encounter individuals in crisis.

Crisis intervention for runaway, locked-out, homeless, and ungovernable youth.

-- Ensures youth receives emergency psychiatric or substance abuse treatment if needed.

-- Follow-up care plan for youths reunited with family.

-- Short-term or long-term placements if reunification is not immediately possible.

YOUR LIFE IOWA (https://yourlifeiowa.org) is the go to resource for information, resources and help, including crisis services related to gambling, mental health, substance use, suicide, and related concerns (such as bullying, brain injury, children's mental health, overdose reversal, etc.). Services are free and confidential. Your Life Iowa is accessible via website, online chat, text, or phone 24/7. Your Life Iowa is funded by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and managed by Foundation 2.

***IDHHS has created a new BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEM which can be accessed by calling Your Life Iowa. A navigator will help individuals find and access mental health and substance abuse services.

Short-term services (up to 5 days) designed to de-escalate a crisis situation and stabilize an individual following a mental health crisis. These services are provided where the individual lives, works or recreates.

Provided the same as crisis stabilization residential services, but conducted in the community. Crisis stabilization community-based services are designed for voluntary individuals who are in need of a safe, secure environment but less intensive and restrictive than an inpatient hospital setting.

Ongoing support and crisis intervention to families. Family Consultation is designed to enhance the effectiveness of the parents by providing practical guidance and support. Crisis intervention is also available 24 hours a day to ensure safety and stability in the home.

Compass equips parents either through practical, specific one-on-one instruction or in a seminar format. This instruction assists parents and families to communicate and interact in a healthy and successful manner. The method goes beyond simple education and focuses on equipping parents with the individual skills needed to be successful.

SASS provides the following services for children and youth:

-- Crisis intervention.

-- Short-term stabilization where a child is at risk of self-harm, or harming others.

-- Individual and family psychotherapy/counseling.

-- Mental health assessment.

-- Case management and resource linkage assistance.

-- Psychiatric services.