News

5.15.12

WE HAVE JOBS!

All qualified candidates are urged to apply. Open now: Fund Raising Director, Crisis Clinician...working for Metro Crisis Services may be your job of a lifetime! Click here.

4.13.12

CHANGE IS HAPPENING AT METRO CRISIS SERVICES...

Leadership transition is underway. Founding CEO to move out-of-state. Interim CEO appointed. Click here.

3.22.12

MCS receives statewide recognition as “Promising Initiative.”

Read about the new Colorado Health Report Card here.

2.29.12

Now, Colorado's mental health and substance abuse treatment providers can help their clients, even on weekends or when they're out-of-office. Click here to learn.

1.11.12

CDC'S NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS REPORT FOR 2010 COMES OUT TODAY

Suicide was #10 cause of death in the USA during 2010. Read here.

12.8.11

new report: COLORADO'S TREATMENT "SYSTEM" — WHY MCS exists

Eight years after first comprehensive study, Colorado's services are "better" but "not good enough." Download and read it here.

"It's amazing what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit." Harry S. Truman

HAVE HOPE  

Call Metro Crisis Line.
If you’re struggling with a mental or emotional problem, getting into trouble with drugs or alcohol, having family or relationship problems, or problems at work or school, call Metro Crisis Line at 888-885-1222. Free, confidential guidance and support is only a phone call away. We can help you find your own path to recovery and growth.

If you're considering killing yourself, please call 888-885-1222 right now. A caring, experienced mental health professional will answer. We can help you find other options.

Explore this website.
We’ve pulled together many great resources here. Try one of our self-assessments, find some of the hundreds of services offered in the Denver Metro community, read and find links to educational and inspiring articles.

You can learn more about Metro Crisis Line by clicking here.

You are not alone.
Whatever challenges you’re facing, know that others have faced them, too. There are solutions, there are safe ways out, no matter how big the problem seems today. Call us now at 888-885-1222. We’re here to help.

Metro Crisis Line. Free. Experienced. 24/7.

Why Have We Created Metro Crisis Services?
One big reason is because there are many people in the Denver area who could benefit from help, but can't find it. Consider these numbers:

The federal government (SAMHSA) estimates that among our 2,784,228 neighbors in the seven Denver Metro-area counties, there are at least 113,513 adults who are living with a serious mental illness...and there are between 47,750 and 75,035 children who are living with a serious emotional disturbance. Plus, there are at least 281,682 people who have substance use disorders.  

Then there are the suicide numbers: every week in Colorado, an average of 18 people die from suicide—more people than the number who die from car accidents.

Learn more here about what we do and  who we serve, and please...support our work. Help us help people—our neighbors—to get immediate professional care in those crucial crisis moments when they need it the most.

THREE EASY WAYS THAT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE:
Donate directly, by credit card or check, through this website.	Donate to MCS through the Community First Foundation's "GivingFirst.org"	Donate your used car, whether it's running or not, to MCS. It's easier than you might think!

Memberships and Partnerships

We are pleased to be members and active participants in these fine professional organizations:

It Gets Better

Have you heard about the “It Gets Better Project”?

Thousands of people, including President Obama, have posted “It Gets Better” videos to support kids who have been bullied because of their sexuality, appearance, or other differences.

Kids who are being bullied because they are LGBTQ, or for any other reason, can call Metro Crisis Line 24/7 at 888-885-1222 for free, confidential help.

There is also a special national website and telephone hotline, just for LGBTQ kids, the Trevor Project, at 866-488-7386.

Kids who are thinking of suicide (for any reason, not just bullying or sexuality issues) can get help—right now, 24/7—by calling Metro Crisis Line at 888-885-1222.

And, kids at risk of suicide can get help finding and paying for confidential professional counseling through the Second Wind Fund. Read about it here. 

WORKING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES' HEALTH...
Because we are committed to making our communities work better for everyone, we actively participate in many community organizations, including the Douglas County Suicide Prevention Alliance.

We would be honored to work with your organization, as well. Contact us by phone or email.

KNOW THIS
Metro Crisis Line is open to anyone, any age, any issue.

Everyone who calls Metro Crisis Line will be welcomed and respected. No exceptions.