Mobile Crisis Services (EMPS)

The Child Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Service (EMPS), an important part of the statewide Kidcare initiative, provides telephone triage/support and emergency mobile assessment in the community, at home, or at school. EMPS supports children and families in times of emotional, behavioral and/or situational stress. EMPS focuses on prevention and early intervention, stabilization, and, when necessary, access to hospitalization. CHR provides this important service for children and families in the Connecticut towns east and north of Hartford. See listing under Adult Services for information on adult crisis services.

Crucial to the success of this program and the Care Coordination program are the Local Systems of Care with whom CHR works. The Systems of Care are made up of community members, families and providers. Their role is to monitor services and identify service gaps, and then seek to develop resources to fill those service gaps. Presently there are three Systems of Care, one representing the northern towns of the service area (Bloomfield, East Granby, East Windsor, Enfield, Somers, Stafford, Suffield, Windsor and Windsor Locks) one representing the Ellington, Manchester, South Windsor, Vernon area, and the third representing Andover, East Hartford, Glastonbury, Hebron and Marlborough). Call CHR’s Central Access & Crisis Triage Center for information or referral.