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Mental Health
What is Mental Health?
--"Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions — disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior." ~ Mayo Clinic
--"Examples of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors." ~ Mayo Clinic
--"Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions — disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior." ~ Mayo Clinic
--"Examples of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors." ~ Mayo Clinic
Want to know more information about Mental Health?
--For more information about Mental Health, visit Mayo Clinic's website about Mental Illness.
--This website contains symptoms, causes, risk factors, national resources, and more.
--For the Spanish version of the website, please click here.
--Also, check out more information about Mental Health from the Center for Parent Information and Resources.
--The information on the website is provided by the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities.
--The document below is in Spanish and contains symptoms, tips for parents and teachers, resources, and much more.
--The document contains the same information found on the Center for Parent Information and Resources website above.
--For more information about Mental Health, visit Mayo Clinic's website about Mental Illness.
--This website contains symptoms, causes, risk factors, national resources, and more.
--For the Spanish version of the website, please click here.
--Also, check out more information about Mental Health from the Center for Parent Information and Resources.
--The information on the website is provided by the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities.
--The document below is in Spanish and contains symptoms, tips for parents and teachers, resources, and much more.
--The document contains the same information found on the Center for Parent Information and Resources website above.
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Getting Help for a Behavioral Health Crisis
What is a behavioral health crisis?
A behavioral health crisis exists when a person shows symptoms of severe mental illness such as:
In a crisis, you should seek help, especially if you feel concerned about your safety or the safety of someone you know. The phone number you call first will depend on the type of crisis or emergency situation and when it happens.
Daymark Recovery Services is the walk-in center provider in your region. At a walk-in site and adult, adolescent, or family in crisis can receive immediate care. The care may include and assessment and diagnosis for mental illness, substance abuse, and intellectual/developmental disability issues.\, as well as planning and referral for future treatment. Other services may include medication management, outpatient treatment, and short-term follow-up care.
Daymark Alleghany County:
Phone: 336-372-4095
1650 N.C. Highway 18 S., Sparta, NC 28675
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-877-492-2785
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Daymark Ashe County:
Phone: 336-246-4542
101 Colvard St., Jefferson, NC 28640
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-877-492-2785
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Daymark Avery County:
Phone: 828-733-5889
360 Beech St., Newland, NC 28657
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-877-492-2785
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Daymark Watauga County:
Phone: 828-264-8759
132 Poplar Grove Connector, Boone, NC 28607
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-877-492-2785
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Daymark Wilkes County:
Phone: 336-667-5151
1400 Willow Lane, West Park C61-2, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-877-492-2785
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
RHA Health Services Mitchell County:
Phone: 828-765-0894
129 Skyview Circle, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-888-573-1006
RHA Health Services Yancey County:
Phone: 828-682-2111
72 Blue Ridge Lane, Burnsville, NC 28714
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-888-573-1006
Getting Help for a Behavioral Health Crisis
What is a behavioral health crisis?
A behavioral health crisis exists when a person shows symptoms of severe mental illness such as:
- Suicidal, homicidal, or other violent thoughts or actions
- Psychosis: partial or complete loss of the abilitiy to know what is real and what is not (e.g., hallucinations, delusions, paranoia)
- Inability to provide basic self-care
- Keep your treatment appointments
- Follow your doctor's orders for safely taking your medications
- Seek help if you experience a problem. Contact your service provider, or visit a walk-in center
- Use your Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP®) Your WRAP® helps you identify steps to maintain wellness. Contact your service provider to find out about upcoming WRAP classes, or call Vaya Health's Consumer and Family Support Team 1-888-757-6124 for information
- Keep contact information for people who can support you.
- Work with your service4 provider or care coordinator (if you have one) to create a crisis plan
- Advance Directives provide instructions for when you are in a crisis and cannot communicate for yourself or make decisions. Contact your service provider, care coordinator (if you have one), or attorney for information about Advance Directives.
In a crisis, you should seek help, especially if you feel concerned about your safety or the safety of someone you know. The phone number you call first will depend on the type of crisis or emergency situation and when it happens.
- If there is an immediate threat of danger or risk to you, your family member or someone else, call 911. This may include situations where the person has caused severe physical harm to themselves or others.
- During regular business hours: Call your primary mental health service provider. The provider may refer you to the local Mobile Crisis Management Team. Or, you may visit a regional Walk-in Center.
- After hours and weekends: Regional Mobile Crisis Management Teams are available to respond to mental health crisis situations. Your regional Mobile Crisis Management Team phone number is 1-877-492-2785. You may also call Vaya Health's Access Team anytime at 1-800-849-6127 for help connecting to services.
Daymark Recovery Services is the walk-in center provider in your region. At a walk-in site and adult, adolescent, or family in crisis can receive immediate care. The care may include and assessment and diagnosis for mental illness, substance abuse, and intellectual/developmental disability issues.\, as well as planning and referral for future treatment. Other services may include medication management, outpatient treatment, and short-term follow-up care.
Daymark Alleghany County:
Phone: 336-372-4095
1650 N.C. Highway 18 S., Sparta, NC 28675
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-877-492-2785
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Daymark Ashe County:
Phone: 336-246-4542
101 Colvard St., Jefferson, NC 28640
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-877-492-2785
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Daymark Avery County:
Phone: 828-733-5889
360 Beech St., Newland, NC 28657
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-877-492-2785
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Daymark Watauga County:
Phone: 828-264-8759
132 Poplar Grove Connector, Boone, NC 28607
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-877-492-2785
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Daymark Wilkes County:
Phone: 336-667-5151
1400 Willow Lane, West Park C61-2, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-877-492-2785
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
RHA Health Services Mitchell County:
Phone: 828-765-0894
129 Skyview Circle, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-888-573-1006
RHA Health Services Yancey County:
Phone: 828-682-2111
72 Blue Ridge Lane, Burnsville, NC 28714
Mobile Crisis – Call 1-888-573-1006