Providing mental health crisis services, outpatient mental health, and representative payee services.

Coordinates services for individuals suffering from acute, life threatening behavioral circumstances.

The Crisis Response Center at Pennsylvania Hospital provides a safe, caring setting for people who have serious behavioral health problems such as bipolar disorder, major depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia or substance abuse. The Crisis Response Center is also appropriate for people with psychiatric problems who may be overwhelmed by homelessness, unemployment, legal or financial problems, or those experiencing the emotional consequences of physical illnesses such as HIV or AIDS.
Staff members work closely with patients to determine the nature and cause of their mental health problems, to provide immediate care and to make arrangements for inpatient or outpatient services. The Crisis Response Center offers a full line of treatment options which are provided at Hall-Mercer or at one of many other agencies with whom Hall-Mercer has a relationship.

Offers support for mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring mental health/ substance abuse emergencies.

Offers support for those in crisis.

Free crisis hotline and treatment referral service to link people with the community-based substance abuse services they need.

Offers a telephone help line manned by trained counselors to assist with any adolescent problem including crisis and suicide or depression.

Educational training is also provided for a wide variety of adolescent problems like how to increase self-esteem.

An on-site one-on-one mental health assessment of a teen can be done through student assistance in public schools in Cumberland and Perry Counties.

Also offers referral to agencies.

Offers a confidential phone line for individuals to speak one-on-one with certified peer specialists who identify as individuals in recovery from mental health challenges and who bring their life experience to each call. This is not a crisis line.

Provides a crisis line with trained crisis workers

Provides a crisis line that anyone can call to speak to a trained crisis workers.