24-Hour Crisis Line
Call (414) 257-7222, call or text to 988, or chat via www.988LIFELINE.ORG now if you believe you or a loved one is experiencing a crisis.
The Milwaukee Mobile Crisis team supports callers on the Milwaukee County Crisis Line, (414) 257-7222, and provides mental health crisis responses and intervention to individuals of all ages in the community. This non-police mobile response provides services 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is composed of counselors, therapists, psychologists and nurses.
Milwaukee Mobile Crisis also provides:
- Mental health assessments
- Assistance with stabilization
- Connections to on-going resources
Know the signs
Individuals who are experiencing suicidal thoughts may show one or more of the behaviors listed below.
The risk of suicide is greatest when the behaviors listed below are the result of a painful event, loss or change.
Adult Suicide Warning Signs
- Talking about or making plans for suicide.
- Acting anxious, agitated, or behaving recklessly.
- Talking about being a burden to others.
- Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain.
- Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs.
- Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live.
- Sleeping too little or too much.
- Withdrawing or feeling isolated.
- Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge.
- Displaying extreme mood swings.
- Chronic illness or serious physical health conditions.
Youth Suicide Warning Signs
- Expressing hopelessness about the future.
- Displaying severe or overwhelming emotional pain or distress.
- Increased physical symptoms—such as fatigue, headaches, and stomachaches—commonly associated with emotional distress.
- Changing or withdrawing from social connections or situations.
- Changes in sleep (increased or decreased).
- Anger or hostility that seems out of character or out of context.
- Recent increased agitation or irritability.
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Access Clinics
Access Clinics are here to help connect people to the culturally competent behavioral health and co-occurring care they need, within their own community and regardless of their ability to pay.
Am I eligible?
To receive Access Clinic care you must be:
- 18 or older
- Milwaukee County resident
- Without a current counselor or prescriber
- Uninsured, underinsured or insured and in crisis
Formed as a joint venture between Milwaukee County and the area’s four health systems, The Mental Health Emergency Center (MHEC) is the new county-wide psychiatric emergency department located at 1525 N. 12th Street in the City of Milwaukee. Just one component in the broader array of mental health services in Milwaukee County, the center is a national model for emergency crisis care that is patient-centered, recovery-oriented and culturally informed.