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NEVADA DIVISION OF CHILD
AND FAMILY SERVICES
The Nevada Division of Child and Family Services created its Mobile Crisis Response
Team (MCRT) to provide crisis intervention and support to Nevada youth under the
age of 18. The MCRT—composed of mental health clinicians and psychiatric case
workers—fields calls from parents, community members, schools, hospitals, and
child-serving agencies on one of three MCRT hotlines (serving southern, northern,
and rural Nevada).
Teams work with the youth and family to provide telephone triage, in-person crisis
response, crisis stabilization, and follow-up care. Together, families and MCRT
create safety plans that allow children to stay in their homes and communities.
When a youth is unable to remain safe in the community, the MCRT facilitates
acute, short-term hospital admission, as well as follow-up and referral care through
community partners.
ABOVE: KnowCrisis.com
Nevada’s MCRT responds to youth and
families of youth in crisis, over the
phone or in person, to reduce emer-
gency room visits and ensure everyone
receives the proper care.
MCRT also manages the KnowCrisis.com website and conducts outreach to schools,
hospitals, community providers, and stakeholder groups to raise awareness of
children’s mental health needs and convey information about access to services.
CHAUTAUQUA TAPESTRY
SYSTEM OF CARE
In 2012, Chautauqua Tapestry System of Care in Chautauqua County, New York,
developed a Community Alliance for Suicide Prevention to promote mental wellness
and generate awareness about suicide prevention. Through the Alliance, cross-
sector agency professionals and community members support, organize, and
sponsor events and trainings throughout the county.
Chautauqua Tapestry also conducts outreach efforts to reach youth in the
community who have been affected by suicidal thoughts, mental health issues,
substance use, or bullying. In October 2018, Chautauqua Tapestry supported the
National Bullying Prevention Month efforts of Jamestown Public Schools, which
previously had created an anti-bullying club and an online submission system
through which people could anonymously report acts of bullying. Chautauqua
Tapestry supported the school district’s efforts to create a window display at a local
coffee shop to bring awareness to mental health and bullying prevention.
ABOVE: www.chautauquatapestry.org
Chautauqua Tapestry is dedicated to
creating, participating in, and offering
support to its network of partners and
community organizations to enhance
programs and services that assist
children and youth with emotional and
behavioral challenges.
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