Texas community resource

Crisis Residential Unit

The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD

Short-term voluntary residential stabilization for Harris County adults experiencing a psychiatric crisis that cannot be managed in routine outpatient care.

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How to get help

A clinical provider, hospital, agency, or behavioral-health program must make the referral; the official page states that self-referrals are not accepted. Providers and prospective participants may call the Harris Center Patient Access Line at 713-970-7000 for current referral information.

Who this service helps

Harris County residents age 18 or older who have a serious behavioral illness, are experiencing a psychiatric crisis that cannot be managed through routine outpatient services, and are clinically referred. Participation is voluntary.

Where this service is available

Service area: Harris County, Texas.

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About this service

The Harris Center operates two Crisis Residential Units as community-based alternatives to hospitalization or prolonged emergency stays. Services include medication management, individual and group therapy, nursing, care coordination, and skills groups during an average 10- to 14-day stay.

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