Nassau C.a.r.e.s

 • Connect

Connecting people with critical community resources such as 24/7 Helpline, suicide and crisis hotline via telephone.

• Access

Accessing emergency and crisis services including psychiatric ER, detoxification, open-access clinic, mobile clinic, urgent care centers, and respite services.

• Resources

Resource directory for mental health, substance use, and chemical dependency treatment and prevention programs.

• Education and Opioid overdose prevention

Behavioral health awareness training and education including Narcan, Opioid overdose prevention, and Mental Health First Aid training.

• Support and Information

Helpful online resources, links, and mobile apps regarding behavioral health services including mental health and substance use warning signs, signs and symptoms of opioid use, suicide prevention, disaster response, and Nassau County’s Directory of Mental Health, Chemical Dependency, and Developmental Disabilities Services.

     The Mobile Crisis team consists of licensed professional social workers and nurses who are specially trained to help individuals, and their families, with mental health problems.

If you or a family member is experiencing a mental health crisis call the Team.  Social workers and nurses travel to homes, schools, work-sites and other locations in Nassau County.

The Team responds in the same day and provides supportive crisis intervention for children and adults who are experiencing an emotional disturbance, interpersonal crisis or psychiatric emergency.

     Calling the Team is an alternative to calling the police or driving to a psychiatric emergency room when an individual is in crisis. 

     Team members assess individuals in their environment and evaluate their psychological condition.

     The Team will make a referral to the most appropriate program, resource or facility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the individual.

     In addition, the Team will follow up on all referrals to ensure that they took place, and to assist with any barriers or obstacles to getting treatment.

     Click the link below to talk with a social worker who will take some information and a member of the Team will call you back for a brief telephone intake.

     The Mobile Crisis Team responds seven days a week from 10:00am to 11:00pm.

From 11:00pm to 10:00 am crisis counselors are available to speak with you on the phone and the Mobile Crisis Team will follow up with callers the next day.