For Georgia Residents and Visitors

 

You can dial 988 if you are experiencing a behavioral health or substance abuse crisis.

  • GCAL professionals will provide crisis intervention services by phone, dispatch mobile crisis teams, assist individuals in finding an open crisis or detox bed across Georgia and/or link individuals with urgent appointment services. 

  • If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911. 

  • Check out our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page for any additional questions you may have.

  • Make sure to sign up for the 988 Rollout Readiness Newsletter.

For more information on 988 you can also check out the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) FAQs: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988/faqs