316-660-7500 – 24-Hour Crisis Line
635 N Main, Wichita, KS 67203
316-660-7525 – Administrative Office
316-660-1897 (Fax) TTY 1-800-766-3777
The Community Crisis Center is your 24-hour resource for mental health assistance and suicide prevention.
More than 70,000 calls are processed through the crisis hotline annually. In addition to telephone intervention, the Community Crisis Center provides face-to-face intervention services, including a mobile crisis unit. When a client comes to the Community Crisis Center facility, clinical staff are available for intervention, crisis treatment planning and to provide referrals to other community resources. When appropriate, the client will see a medical provider to assess the need for medication. A number of other services are provided under the Community Crisis Center umbrella, which play a crucial role in helping clients deal with their emergencies. These are described below in greater detail.
Suicide Prevention Services: The Community Crisis Center is the suicide prevention service for Sedgwick County. At the Community Crisis Center, priority is given to the assessment and intervention with callers who may be at risk for suicide. COMCARE is actively involved with the Sedgwick County Suicide Prevention Coalition.
Stress/Trauma Assistance Team (STAT): The STAT consists of mental health professionals who are trained to help children, adolescents, adults and families following a disaster or traumatic event. The goal of the response team is to provide support, reduce the emotional impact of the incident and accelerate the recovery process. A request for assistance from the team can be made by calling the crisis hotline at 316-660-7500.
Mobile Crisis Unit (MCU): The Mobile Crisis Unit is comprised of two staff - one master's level therapist and one case manager. The goal of MCU is to provide emergency assessment when the individual is at risk for psychiatric hospitalization and is unable to come to the center for assessment. For more information about MCU availability or to make a request for MCU assessment, call the crisis hotline at 316-660-7500.
State Hospital Pre-Admission Screening: COMCARE is the gatekeeper for Osawatomie State Hospital and the State Hospital Alternative program for Youth. Any individual within Sedgwick County referred for admission to a state hospital or state hospital alternative for youth must be screened by staff from the Community Crisis Center to ensure the appropriateness and need for state hospital services and to confirm that all appropriate local services have been considered.
Pre-Petition Screening: COMCARE works in conjunction with the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office in the filing of mental petitions (petitions for involuntary treatment). Any individual wishing to file a mental petition without a statement from a physician recommending involuntary treatment will be directed to the Community Crisis Center for pre-petition screening prior to the filing of the actual petition. Crisis center staff will meet with the petitioner to ensure that the situation meets the criteria for a mental petition and that all efforts have been exhausted to initiate assessment and treatment services at a voluntary level.
Crisis Stabilization Unit
1720 East Morris, Wichita, KS 67211
316-660-7500
COMCARE’s Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) provides a safe, structured environment for out-of-home stabilization and serves as a community-based alternative to psychiatric hospitalization. At the CSU clients have access to clinicians and case managers who specialize in mental health crisis intervention. The twelve bed facility is located at 1720 East Morris in Wichita and includes two living room areas, a dining area, kitchen, bathrooms and laundry facilities. The CSU is licensed as a Residential Care Facility by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. For more information, contact 316-660-7500.
Integrated Care Team (ICT-1)
ICT-1 is a multidisciplinary, co-responder program aimed at providing resources to those in the community experiencing mental health crisis. The team is a collaborative effort between Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita and is comprised of a Qualified Mental Health Professional, a Law Enforcement Officer and a Paramedic. They respond to emergent mental health crisis in the community, identified through the 9-1-1 system and the COMCARE Crisis system.