Crisis Intervention Service
 Abuse, Rape, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse, Suicide Prevention
Napa Valley, San Francisco North Bay, Ca. USA

 or societal level. It may be a traumatic or stressful change in a person's life, or an unstable and dangerous social situation, in political, social, economic, military affairs, or a large-scale environmental event, especially one involving an impending abrupt change. More loosely, it is a term meaning 'a testing time' or 'emergency event'.

Forms of emergency intervention include:

Crisis hotline - for or concerning the emotionally distressed, such as for the depressed or those contemplating suicide.

Emergency services - public services for responding to immediate threats to life and property.

Emergency telephone number - 9-1-1 in North America

Medical emergency - injury or illness that poses an immediate threat to life.

A suicide crisis, suicidal crisis, or potential suicide, is a situation in which a person is attempting to kill himself or is seriously contemplating or planning to do so. It is considered by public safety authorities, medical practice, and emergency services to be a medical emergency, requiring immediate suicide intervention and emergency medical treatment.

Also See:

Alcohol Abuse
Drug abuse

Social Services Mental Health Services

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