For CSAC Emergency Services:
call (802) 388-7641,
24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Or 911 if you need immediate assistance.
The Counseling Service provides 24 hour emergency services for residents of Addison County experiencing a mental health crisis. Such crises may include:
- Depression
- Acute anxiety
- Suicidal and homicidal thinking or behavior
- Family problems
- Increased symptoms or onset of symptoms of mental illness
- Alcohol or drug emergencies
We help callers resolve the immediate crisis and make plans for follow up services if needed. We can help with:
- Risk assessment
- Safety planning
- Supportive counseling
- Critical incident/post traumatic stress management
- Short-term and follow up treatment and referral
- Coordination of other services such as hospitalization, intensive outpatient programs, and community resources
- Psychiatric consultation
These services are provided on the telephone, face-to-face at our office, Porter Hospital Emergency Room, Middlebury College Health Services, or in the field depending on the situation.
If you feel a mental health problem is more than you can cope with, please call:
Emergency Services, (802) 388-7641
24 hours a day / 365 Days a year
Or 911 if you need immediate assistance.
