Legacy Health's Residential Crisis Stabilization Unit offers short-term, 24/7 residential care for adults in acute psychiatric crisis. We are a safe, staffed alternative to hospitalization that stabilizes, then connects each person to the right next level of community care.
In crisis right now? Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.A place to stabilize.
WHO WE HELP
For people in crisis who need more than an ER visit — but not a hospital admission.
RCSU is a short term residential alternative for adults who are in acute psychiatric distress but do not require inpatient hospitalization. It gives someone a safe, structured place to stabilize around the clock while a clear discharge plan comes together.
Acute Psychiatric Crisis
Individuals experiencing suicidal ideation, severe emotional distress, or an acute worsening of mental illness requiring 24/7 stabilization in a structured, non-hospital setting.
Transition & Medication Stabilization
Individuals stepping down from inpatient psychiatric care or requiring medication initiation, adjustment, or stabilization before safely returning to the community.
Individuals who can be safely diverted from the emergency department or who are experiencing a mental health crisis complicated by substance use, requiring integrated stabilization and treatment.
Crisis Diversion & Co-Occurring Disorders
WHAT TO EXPECT
A typical stay at Legacy Health.
Most residents stay three to fourteen days, depending on clinical need. Care runs around the clock, with structured programming during the day and continuous support overnight.
MORNING
Vitals, check-in & rounds
Nursing check-in and psychiatric rounds, followed by a grounding group led by a licensed clinician.
AFTERNOON
Groups & individual sessions
Skills-based and process groups, plus one-on-one time with your primary clinician to work on your stabilization and discharge plan.
EVENING & OVERNIGHT
Safety planning & 24/7 support
Structured downtime, safety planning, and continuous on-site staff coverage through the night.
ADMISSIONS
Four steps to admission
Beds are assessed and assigned around the clock — most admissions happen the same day.
Call our crisis line
You, a family member, mobile crisis team, or ER can call directly — no prior authorization needed to start the screening.
Screening & bed assignment
A clinician screens for medical and psychiatric safety and confirms RCSU is the right level of care before a bed is assigned.
Admission & stabilization plan
On arrival, we build an individualized stabilization and safety plan around your diagnosis and immediate needs.
Discharge & next level of care
Before you leave, we coordinate your next step — IOP, outpatient therapy, or another appropriate setting.
TAKE A LOOK INSIDE
See the space where healing happens
Click anywhere below to reveal photos of our RCSU — a calm, home-like environment designed to help you feel safe, supported, and comfortable during your stay.
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