Crisis Services

If you or a loved one finds themselves in a mental health or substance abuse crisis, but you do not need to go to the Emergency Room, please consider one of Southern Iowa Mental Health Center’s (SIMHC) Crisis Services. You do not need to be an established patient of SIMHC to utilize our Crisis Services. Crisis Services are available to any patient at no charge.

SIMHC offers a 23 hours crisis observation unit for patients that find themselves in a mental health or substance abuse crisis and do not need an Emergency Room. Anyone can simply walk into the unit and be assessed quickly by a Registered Nurse that has previous mental health experience.   The nurse will conduct an immediate physical assessment and mental health assessment and talk with the patient about their crisis.   The nurse can also help with medication reconciliation and answer your questions about medication.  When anyone comes to the 23 Hour Crisis Observation unit they can expect a warm and welcoming place to work through their crisis. During the stay they will meet with a Mental Health Professional to discuss your crisis and work through a plan of next steps that makes sense for your situation. Patients can stay at this level of care for up to 23 hours and this service is offered at no charge to the patient.

SIMHC offers a Crisis Stabilization unit for patients that find themselves in a mental health or substance abuse crisis and do not need an Emergency Room.  Patients are able to stay in Crisis Stabilization for a few hours or a few days depending on the nature of their crisis and their unique days. During their stay, the patient will work through the mental health or substance abuse crisis, follow up with medication prescribers as applicable and develop a Wellness Recovery Action Plan.  At discharge staff will make necessary follow up appointments with mental health providers, so care can continue. This stay is available at no charge to the patient. Crisis Stabilization services can be delivered in a residential setting (at the Access Center) or in a patient’s home.

Crisis Stabilization Community Based Services are available to both adults and children.  This service is available in the home, or any community location of choice.  This service is available in: Wapello, Mahaska, Davis, Monroe and Appanoose county.

Call 1-844-430-8520 for more information regarding Crisis Stabilization, phones are answered 24 hours a day.

A Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) is a team of mental health professionals that are available to arrive on the scene of a mental health crisis to work with the patient in a mental health or substance abuse crisis. If a patient finds themselves in a mental health or substance abuse crisis and the next steps are unclear, they can possibly consider the MCT as an option to help work through solutions. The MCT is available to respond in a person’s home, in a provider’s office, at school or anywhere in the community. The MCT is available to children, adolescents and adults. T0 request the MCT be dispatched call: 1-844-430-8520. This service is available at no cost to anyone and phones are answered 24 hours a day.

The MCT is available in: Wapello, Mahaska, Davis, Monroe, and Appanoose County.

Call 1-844-430-8520 for more information regarding Crisis Stabilization, phones are answered 24 hours a day.