Mobile Crisis Services Coming to A Community Near You 

DETROIT, MI – November 29, 2023– The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) is rolling out a dozen mobile crisis units into communities and neighborhoods to help children and adults in crisis. DWIHNs mobile crisis units will be staffed by a master’s level Clinician and Peer Support Specialist who will assist the child or adult through the crisis. 

Anyone in the Wayne County area regardless of insurance status can call the DWIHN Access to Care 24/7 Helpline at 800-241-4949 and get a unit deployed to their location. 

 “As a behavioral health organization, we are always looking for innovative ways to help people right where they are; this is just one more way to serve people in their communities,” said DWIHN President/CEO Eric Doeh. “The program is a community-based mobile crisis response team that will go to a person in crisis, regardless of location and get them behavioral healthcare resources they need.” 

In Phase One of the rollout, four teams will be available Monday through Friday from 7am to 3pm for adults only. The mobile crisis teams will eventually provide services around the clock for both children and adults; as trained mental health professionals will provide de-escalation and crisis intervention services, connecting people with the appropriate behavioral health resources. 

 “Our hope is to rapidly respond by offering immediate community-based intervention, resource development and reduce or prevent the need for care in a more restrictive setting,” said Doeh. 

DWIHN is currently hiring for this program as well as many others. Check out the available job positions on https://www.dwihn.org/.