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After a natural disaster, it is normal to feel sad, mad, or guilty—you may have lost a great deal. If you feel like completely giving up or are having thoughts of suicide, get help. Stay in touch with family and friends, find a support network, and talk with a counselor. Getting involved with others can help. You may find the following resources useful:
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center: 24 Hour Hotline: 410-531-6677
Grassroots, a Crisis Intervention Center, operates a hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Trained staff are available to provide telephone counseling and free walk-in counseling 24/7. In addition, Grassroots operates the Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) during its hours of operation.
SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline
SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline provides crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
The Disaster Distress Helpline is staffed by trained counselors from a network of crisis call centers located across the United States. These counselors provide:
¨ Crisis counseling for people in emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster
¨ Information on how to recognize distress and its effects on individuals and families
¨ Tips for healthy coping
Suicide Prevention Smart Phone App for Maryland
The “There is Hope” app provides fast and easy access to crisis intervention and suicide prevention support. We are here to provide the next steps for someone struggling with taking their life or for those concerned about suicidal thoughts in others. This app will help determine the steps needed to save your or someone else’s life.
You’ll find lots of valuable information including: safety planning, warning signs, risk factors, tips on how to talk to someone who is suicidal, info about trainings to increase suicide prevention skills, and more.
Features also include an immediate connection to crisis counselors who will deliver help and hope for preventing suicide.
Currently available in the Apple Appstore and Android Google Play. Download Now! #Life Matters
CRISIS BEDS
Crisis Beds are now available in Howard County! Crisis Beds provide 24/7 intensive mental health and support services that are designed to provide clinical support to an individual in a psychiatric crisis. The beds can be used as an alternative to in-patient hospitalization, when appropriate, or as a step-down from an in-patient psychiatric unit when the individual needs continued clinical support post-discharge. To access Crisis Beds, please call (410) 418-4048, fax # (410) 418-4019.
Transitional-Age Youth Program (TAY)
HCMHA, in collaboration with Humanim, have designed this program to serve young adults between the ages of 18 to 24 who have received services funded by the Maryland Public Mental Health System. The program is designed to provide ongoing flexible supports to transition-age youth so that they can successfully transition to adulthood. Contact the Howard County Mental Health Authority at 410-313-7350 regarding the referral process.
Maryland Early Intervention Program (EIP)
The Maryland Early Intervention Program (EIP) is being established at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine (UMSOM) to provide early identification, evaluation, and comprehensive psychiatric treatment to adolescents and young adults with psychotic disorders. Recent advances in mental illness science support a paradigm shift from the treatment of individuals with an already established illness to early detection and intervention of people who are at high risk for the development of a psychotic illness or are in the initial stages of such an illness. The goal of this new approach is to alter the course of illness, reduce disability, and maximize the likelihood of recovery. For more information about EIP visit marylandeip.com, call 1-877-277-MEIP, or email info@Maryland EIP.com. Click here for a flier for consumers and family members and click here for a flier for Providers.
The Latest Update to Suicide Safe
SAMHSA has released an updated version of Suicide Safe, the award-winning mobile app that helps providers integrate suicide prevention strategies into their practice and address suicide risk among their patients. Download the latest version today!
Explore a new case study. Learn about Rena, a 34-year-old Native American woman with a history of sexual abuse and substance use.
Access a new video resource for clinicians. Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment provides guidance to counselors who work with persons in need of suicide assessment or intervention.
View a new video resource for patients. Stories of Hope and Recovery: A Video Guide for Suicide Attempt Survivors features inspiring stories from suicide-attempt survivors.
Enhanced Features
View Suicide Safe in larger default font in iPhone® and Android™ versions of the app, with an option to further increase text size, as needed.
