Community Crisis Service Inc

Programs: Crisis services: ccsi operates three suicide hotlines. Suicide hotlines are specfically designed for those facing suicide to reach out 24 hours a day/seven days a week. The local suicide hotline is an original program of ccsi dating back to 1970. Ccsi also answers calls for southern maryland for the national suicide prevention lifeline and is a backup center nationally for the trevor project. The maryland youth crisis hotline is a statewide initiative that provides a toll free crisis line to youth in need. The ych is answered by four different hotlines in md. Ccsi handles calls from anne arundel, calvert, charles, montgomery, prince george's and st. Mary's counties.

homeless services:the homeless hotline is the single point of access for homeless individuals and families seeking shelter in prince george's county. Information and referral are provided for callers that are not yet homeless. The shelter diversion program provides services for individuals and families. This innovative program helps people gain or maintain housing through case management, crisis intervention, emergency motel placements and traveler's aid services. This program is specifically designed to help families avoid a shelter stay. The hypothermia shelter warm nights is a program provided from on or about thanksgiving through mid-april. Warm nights provides 50 additional beds for the homeless with the goal of preventing homeless persons from exposure and possible death during winter months. Warm nights is a collaboration between 40 churches, the prince george's county department of social services and community crisis services, inc. Community crisis services, inc. Has operated warm nights since the fall of 2006.

information & referral services:maryland 2-1-1 is an integrated system of help via the telephone for maryland residents. The program is a single source for information about community services, referrals to human services and crisis intervention. 2-1-1 call specialists connect people in need with people who have answers. There are four centers in maryland providing this service. First call for help- ccsi serves as the answering service after hours for first call for help, a statewide information and referral service operated by the united way of central maryland. Ccsi works with two other agencies to ensure 24/7 coverage.