Emergency and Crisis Intervention Services

The Diagnostic Evaluation Center (DEC) provides 24 hour, seven day a week emergency and crisis intervention services, including psychiatric emergency evaluations, walk-in crisis therapy, referral to outpatient providers, and facilitation of inpatient admissions. The mission is to provide comprehensive mental health and substance abuse evaluations and referral to appropriate services for people of all ages, in various states of crisis.

Consumers can access the DEC directly, or be referred by an outside source for evaluation of mental health or substance abuse problems. Consumers meet with a team that includes a nurse, clinician, and doctor, all specializing in the field of psychiatry. The team then works with the individual and family to determine the best options for treatment.