Emergency Assistance Resources

🚨 When to Call 911: Immediate Danger, Medical Emergency, or Crime in Progress

911 | life-threatening situations, physical harm, or active danger to self or others. Emergency responders (police, fire, EMS) are dispatched based on the nature of the emergency.

🔹 Indicators

• Suicidal crisis with immediate danger (person has a weapon, is attempting to act, or has a clear plan).
• Self-harm with serious or life-threatening injuries (e.g., heavy bleeding, unconsciousness).
• Overdose or life-threatening substance use reaction (unconscious, not breathing, severe vomiting).
• Person is acting violently or aggressively toward themselves or others.
• Hallucinations, delusions, or severe disorientation that pose a risk to safety.
• Person is unresponsive or unable to communicate clearly due to mental health crisis.
• Fire, accidents, or other physical emergencies that require police, firefighters, or paramedics.

🔹 Examples 

✅ A person is actively attempting suicide (e.g., taking pills, using a weapon, jumping from a high place).
✅ Someone has self-harmed and is bleeding heavily or unconscious.
✅ A person has overdosed on drugs or alcohol and is non-responsive.
✅ Someone is experiencing a psychotic episode, is unaware of their surroundings, and is acting dangerously.
✅ A person is threatening violence against others and has access to weapons.