A behavioral health crisis can happen anytime and anywhere. That’s why it’s critical to ensure someone experiencing a crisis has immediate access to help through a robust continuum of care available in their local community.
With nearly 20 years of experience in behavioral crisis services, Benchmark provides expert mobile crisis response in Georgia, Idaho, and Oklahoma. In accordance with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) guidelines, our mobile response teams are typically comprised of two people – a peer support professional and a licensed clinician.
Benchmark offers crisis response and intervention services aimed at helping those in need through the crisis while avoiding hospital or psychiatric facility admissions or involvement with law enforcement. In addition to diffusing the immediate crisis, our teams provide follow-up services and link individuals to ongoing community resources and supports to prevent future crises and reduce recidivism.
We adapt our approach to mobile crisis services to fit the need and structure of crisis services in different states and across populations. Populations served include:
- Individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis
- Individuals with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD), autism, and/or dual diagnoses
- Rural and frontier populations
- Indigenous populations
- Veterans
- Individuals across the lifespan, including children and older adults