CISM Response Interventions

Crisis Intervention

Crisis intervention is an immediate and short-term emergency response to mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, and behavioral distress. Crisis interventions help to restore an individual’s equilibrium to their biopsychosocial functioning and minimize the potential for long-term trauma or distress.

Crisis interventions are best conducted by trained and credentialed crisis intervention practitioners. Crisis intervention is not intended to provide psychotherapy or similar treatment but offers a short-term intervention to help responders receive social support, stabilization, assistance, and resources for extended care when necessary.

Any person attending a group intervention always has the right to listen only and not participate. No one is ever required to speak.