Emergency (or Crisis) Services are time-limited, intensive supports provided for individuals and families who are currently experiencing, or may be expected to experience, a psychological, behavioral, or emotional crisis.  Services may also be provided to the individual's or family's immediate support system. These services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Any person in Vermont is eligible to receive support through the Emergency Services (ES) program.

Together the following performance measures focus on whether Vermonters are better off as a result of this program. They do so by looking at the quality and efficiency of these programs and services.

There is no budget information specific to Emergency Services. It is emeshed in the following budgets:

• Suicide Prevention
• Childrens Community Services to include Emergency Services, Childrens case rates, peer services and Misc. Grants
• Adult Services to include Emergency Services Investment, CRT (all expenses), Adult Case Rate, Homeless, MISC Adult Grants, Emergency Outreach, Case Management, Workforce Training, Forensic System of Care