Get Immediate Help
1-800-715-4225 or Call our Behavioral Health Crisis Center 24/7 at 706-583-7307
Emergency
If You Need Immediate Help, It’s Here for You
Behavioral Health Link operates a 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week hotline for those in crisis.
Available every day of the year, the BHL staff is prepared to help you through a tough time and get you on track for any additional assistance you may require.
Call: 1 (800) 715 – 4225
You can access crisis support by phone, text or chat by contacting the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. At Advantage, we are here for you to prevent behavioral health emergencies, during times of crisis, and after a crisis.
Prevention: When you present for initial services, or any time there is concern about your safety, staff will use evidence-based measures to assess for suicidality, homicidal ideation, and unsafe substance use. Our goal is to prevent a crisis when we can, so we will continue to monitor your safety and wellness throughout treatment. At intake, we will help you create a Safety /Wellness plan with specific information about services and resources you can access should you find yourself in crisis.
Response: Advantage provides Crisis Intervention services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including holidays. During operating hours, you can walk into any of Advantage’s outpatient clinics. Any time of the day or night, adults can walk into Advantage’s 24/7 walk-in crisis center located in 240 Mitchell Bridge Road in Athens, call 988, or call the Georgia Crisis and Access Line at 800.715.4225 to access the Mobile Crisis Unit.
Postvention: After a crisis, we will work with you to schedule appointments for follow-up treatment quickly and to identify the best services to support you. We will help you review your safety/wellness plan and make updates as needed.
In the State of Georgia, crisis mental health and addictive disease services are accessed by calling BHL’s toll-free number. BHL’s professional and caring staff are available any time day or night to help you or a loved one with a mental health crisis or problem with drugs or alcohol. They can help you schedule an appointment with the provider that best fits your need. Advantage is a part of this statewide system.
Since 1998, BHL has provided quality personal interaction through its crisis intervention and access services. Its programs are recognized nationally for setting a new standard of care, supported by emerging research in recent studies by experts from the University of Montreal, Rutgers University, and Columbia University.
BHL’s approach to services comes from combining the compassion and caring of a community provider, but the sophisticated business model, software, and data tools of managed care. Yet BHL is neither — its core business is crisis intervention and access.
We differentiate our hotlines, mobile teams, and disaster services by:
- Active engagement and collaborative problem solving
- Informed choice empowered by BHL’s status as an independent broker
- Real-time connection to services through shared scheduling
- Active follow-up for those with urgent and emergent needs
- Least intrusive intervention, which results in better outcomes and reduced cost (fewer ER visits, inpatient hospitalizations, and law enforcement interactions)
BHL continuously monitors customer satisfaction and clinical outcomes, and company leaders actively participate in national committees. BHL will continue to implement innovative research-based ideas providing national leadership to help set the standard for hope and recovery for those in crisis.