Youth Mobile Outreach Team (YMCOT)

Mobile Crisis Outreach – Kitsap Mental Health Services

WHAT: Youth Mobile Outreach Team (YMCOT) is through Kitsap Mental Health Services and provides 24-hour crisis response regardless of insurance coverage. YMCOT can be initiated by calling the Salish Regional Crisis Line at 888-910-0416. Anyone can call the crisis line, and a trained mental health professional will answer the call and help determine the type of support needed. If appropriate, YMCOT will connect with the family and youth in crisis directly. The crisis team works to help resolve crisis by engaging youth in de-escalation, safety planning, and post-crisis stabilization services.

WHO: A Youth Mobile Outreach Team (YMCOT) consists of a Mental Health Professional/ Mental Health Care Provider and a Certified Peer that responds to the crisis call for a youth in need.

WHEN: YMCOT responds when individuals are experiencing an acute behavioral health crisis.

WHERE: YMCOT meets individuals where they are in the community, responding as a mobile team across Kitsap County.