Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)
DBHDD is Georgia's state agency for mental health, substance use, and intellectual/developmental disability services. Its Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) answers calls 24/7 at 1-800-715-4225 and connects people to crisis counseling, mobile crisis teams, open crisis or detox beds, and urgent appointments. You can also call or text 988 for help any time.
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Partner Georgia offers a statewide toll-free call center for consumers to access services. The call center operates 24/7 and has the capacity to screen and assess callers for intensity of service... Main Services psychiatric emergency services navigating the system help hotlines Serving all ages limited english in crisis emergency all mental health
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Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL)Service
A 24/7 toll-free line (1-800-715-4225) where trained professionals provide crisis counseling, dispatch mobile crisis teams, find open crisis or detox beds, and link callers to urgent appointments.
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988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (Georgia)Service
Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org, to reach trained crisis counselors any time; in Georgia, 988 connects to GCAL.
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Mobile Crisis Team Services (MCTS)Service
Community-based teams provide face-to-face crisis response, assessment, short-term intervention, and referrals for people in active behavioral health or developmental disability crises.
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Crisis Stabilization Units (CSUs)Program
Short-term residential alternatives to inpatient hospitalization for adults and youth needing behavioral health crisis stabilization, with an average stay of about six days.
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Behavioral Health Crisis CentersProgram
Walk-in facilities open 24/7 for psychiatric assessment, intervention, counseling, and temporary observation.
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Georgia Crisis & Access Line (GCAL)Service
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