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I~, XDS Emeraencv /Crisis Services XDS believes a high quality crisis system is paramount to successful services for individuals with multiple disorders and complex treatment needs. This kind of successful crisis system has to have two distinct strengths. 1. Identifying potential crisis situations and provide timely interventions and supports to avert those crises. XDS relies on numerous mechanisms to avert crises whenever passible. During the initial assessment, person centered planning, and plan review processes special attention is dedicated to building an individualized crisis plan. This plan identifies specific triggers and,waming signs that can alert the individual, family members, and treatment staff of impending crises. it also describes specific safety and supportive actions that can quickly be implemented in response to waming signs. • With consent, the crisis plan is shared with appropriate family members, supports and other providers in order to encircle an individual with help when waming signs emerge. • The crisis plan also includes preferences for treatment if, in fact, a crisis response arises. 2. Providing immediate, 24 hour, 365 day per year crisis response when crisis situations do emerge, XDS has 24/7/365 responsibility for clients being served by the ACT Team and for other XDS Clients on an as needed basis. In addition to the 24/7/365 crisis response, crisis interventions and services are available Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, evenings, and weekends on a routine and as needed basis. Individuals, family members, and support staff are given a crisis pager number and a cell phone number to be used in emergency situations. XDS does not use the Protocol crisis number published by the OPC LME for individuals it serves, If a XDS client does call the Protocol crisis number, Protocol is instructed to refer the crisis caller to the XDS on-call staff for assessment and intervention. XDS Inc. Cross Disability Services, Page 28