Emergency & Crisis Care

Crisis Care

If you are experiencing a life threatening emergency call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Same-day crisis or urgent support needed?

Call: 303-492-2277 for 24/7 support.

Calling ahead allows CAPS providers to triage your concerns and address them more quickly.

If you are unable to call ahead, same-day crisis services are available Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

If you come in for a same-day crisis appointment, you will be seen as soon as a triage therapist is available. Please be prepared to prioritize this appointment over all other obligations for the day, as you will need to stay at CAPS as long as it will take to be seen same-day.

Additional support services

You can access 24/7 support through a variety of resources.

Call:

Boulder Police Department: 911
Counseling & Psychiatric Services (CAPS): 303-492-2277
Colorado Crisis Services: 844-493-8255
Trevor Project (LGBTQ+): 866-488-7386
National Suicide Prevention 988 or 800-273-8255 (English) 888-628-9454 (Spanish)

Text:

Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
Colorado Crisis Services: Text TALK to 38255

In person:

Mental Health Partners Drop-in Crisis Center: 3180 Airport Rd Boulder, CO 80301
Boulder Community Health Hospital: 4747 Arapahoe Ave Boulder, CO 80303

When to use same-day crisis or urgent support services

Crisis services are available for concerns that are acutely distressing and require same-day support. Call Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) if you or someone you know:

Have thoughts of suicide or are not sure how to keep self safe
Have thoughts of doing serious harm to someone and may act on them
Believe life is in danger
Hear voices or seeing things that no one else hears or sees
Have just been discharged from a psychiatric hospital

Welfare checks

Welfare checks can be instituted by any police department if you are concerned about the health, safety or welfare of someone. Be prepared to give the person of concern's exact address (residence hall and room number if on campus) as well as the reason for concern.

On-campus welfare checks: call CUPD at 303-492-6666
Off-campus welfare checks: call Boulder Police at 303-441-3333 (Outside of Boulder, call local Police department)

Please note: The CU Boulder Police Department partners with mental health professionals who assist with mental health-related calls.

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