A Psychiatric emergency/crisis includes any of the following:
- Statements about wanting to die; engaging in talk or actions about activities which could result in serious harm or death
- Statements about wanting to seriously hurt or kill someone else
- Out of control behavior: explosive, aggressive behavior which cannot be controlled and/or refusal to follow rules which poses a safety concern, i.e. running away, destroying property, refusal to attend treatment program
Should a psychiatric emergency arise, your options include:
- Call 911 when there is risk of imminent and serious harm to your child or someone else
- Take your child to the nearest emergency room, or call Police if they are making threats to hurt him/herself, making threats to hurt someone else or are displaying out of control behavior
- Contact county PESS - Psychiatric Evaluation Screening Services (see below)
PES - Psychiatric Evaluation Screening/Services
24-hour emergency mental health care, including risk assessments, screenings, crisis intervention and stabilization, psychiatric emergency services and access to mental health resources
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PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES (PES)
Saint Clare's Hospital
25 Pocono Rd, Denville
973-625-6150
973-625-0280 (after hours hotline)
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PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES (PES)
Morristown Medical Center
100 Madison Ave,
Morristown, NJ 07960
(973)-540-0100
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Hotlines:
NJ Department of Children & Families: www.state.nj/dcf/families/hotlines