Crisis Resources

(more coming soon)

Important Phone Numbers

West Chester University Public Safety:
On-Campus Emergencies: 911
Non Emergencies: 610-436-3311 or x3311

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
National Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741 741

Valley Creek Crisis Center for community help: 610-280-3270

Chester County's warm line If you are feeling lonely, depressed or anxious and just want to talk: 1-866-846-2722

TransLifeline.org: 1-877-565-8860

Crisis resources by county

Chester County:
Valley Creek Crisis Center - 610-280-3270
469 Creamery Way
Exton, PA 19341

Chester County Crisis Services
Mental Health Emergency | Chester County, PA - Official Website (chesco.org)

Delaware County:
Delaware County Crisis Connections Team - 1-855-889-7827
Mental Health - Delaware County, Pennsylvania (delcopa.gov)

Crisis Center at Crozer-Chester Medical Center - 610-447-7600
1 Medical Center Blvd. South Drive
Upland, PA 19013
Crisis Center at Crozer-Chester Medical Center (crozerhealth.org)

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital - 610-237-4210
1500 Lansdowne Ave.
Darby, PA 19013
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (trinityhealthma.org)

Montgomery County
Access Services mobile crisis support - 855-634-4673

Mobile Crisis - Access Services
Crisis Hotlines | Montgomery County, PA - Official Website (montgomerycountypa.gov)

Bucks County
Mental Health Crisis Lines: 1-800-499-7455
Upper Bucks: 215-257-6551
Central Bucks: 215-345-2273
Lower Bucks: 215-785-9765

Crisis Services | Bucks County, PA

Mobile Crisis Intervention: 1-877-435-7709
Mobile Crisis | Lenape Valley Foundation (lenapevf.org)

Philadelphia County
Mental Health Delegate Line: 215-686-4420
Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention Services - DBHIDS
Crisis Response Centers: Assessment Centers and Crisis Response Centers in Philadelphia - DBHIDS

Berks County
Holcomb Behavioral Health Services - 610-379-2007
401 Buttonwood Street West Reading, PA 19611
Berks County Crisis Center
ruOK Berks
County of Berks - Crisis Intervention Services

Lancaster County
Lancaster County BHDS - 717-394-2631
750 Eden Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Crisis Intervention | Lancaster County BHDS, PA

Other County Crisis Lines for Pennsylvania:
Crisis Intervention (pa.gov)

Pennsylvania Co. Crisis Services List.pdf (pa.gov)

Delaware State Crisis Resources: Crisis Intervention - Delaware Health and Social Services - State of Delaware

New Jersey State Crisis Resources: Department of Health | Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services | Hotlines (nj.gov)

New York State Crisis Resources: Hotlines (ny.gov)

The Crime Victims' Center of Chester County, Inc. (CVC)

610-692-7273 (sexual assault)

This hotline is used for those who have been a victim of a sexual crime or attempted sexual crime. This can include rape, sexual assault, inappropriate touching, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, incest, trafficking, child pornography, and more. Please call the hotline if you have been a victim of a sexual crime and need assistance, or if you have any questions regarding a sexual crime.

610-692-7420 (other crimes)

This hotline is used for those who have been a victim of any non-sexual crime. This may include domestic violence, physical abuse, arson, homicide survivors, robbery, theft, identity theft, assaults, DUI victims, harassment, stalking, labor trafficking, and all other non-sexual crimes. Please call this hotline if you have been a victim of a crime and need support from an advocate, or if you have any immediate questions about a crime that occurred.

Location:
135 W. Market Street
West Chester, PA 19382

General office number: 610-692-1926

All services provided to victims of crime and their families are completely free of charge and are confidential*, regardless of whether or not the client wishes to report a crime to law enforcement.

*The Crime Victims' Center of Chester County, Inc. (CVC) treats communications with clients as confidential except in circumstances in which CVC receives information that a child has been or may be abused or that a client is planning to inflict self-harm or harm others.