DHS 34.22(3)(c)1.a.a. Immediate relief of distress and reducing the risk of escalation in pre-crisis and crisis situations. DHS 34.22(3)(c)1.b.b. Referral to or arrangement for any additional mental health services which may be needed. DHS 34.22(3)(c)2.2. Be available for at least 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, excluding holidays. The specific location or locations where walk-in services are to be offered and the times when the services are to be offered shall be based on a determination of greatest community need as indicated in the coordinated emergency mental health services plan developed under sub. (1). DHS 34.22(3)(c)3.3. Be provided by the program or through a contract with another mental health provider, such as an outpatient mental health clinic. If the walk-in services are delivered by another provider, the contract shall make specific arrangements to ensure that during the site’s hours of operation clients experiencing mental health crises are able to obtain unscheduled services within a short period of time after coming to the walk-in site. DHS 34.22(3)(c)5.5. Permit the provision of walk-in services via telehealth when those services are used in conjunction with in-person response. DHS 34.22(3)(d)(d) Short-term voluntary or involuntary hospital care. Short-term voluntary or involuntary hospital care when less restrictive alternatives are not sufficient to stabilize an individual experiencing a mental health crisis. Short-term voluntary or involuntary hospital care shall do all of the following: DHS 34.22(3)(d)1.1. Be directed at achieving one or more of the following objectives: DHS 34.22(3)(d)1.a.a. Reduction or elimination of the symptoms of mental illness contributing to the mental health crisis. DHS 34.22(3)(d)1.b.b. Coordination of linkages and referrals to community mental health resources which may be needed after the completion of the inpatient stay. DHS 34.22(3)(d)1.d.d. Assistance provided in making the transition to a less restrictive living arrangement when the emergency has passed. DHS 34.22(3)(d)3.3. Be available for both voluntary admissions and for persons under emergency detention under s. 51.15, Stats., or commitment under s. 51.20, Stats. DHS 34.22(3)(e)(e) Linkage and coordination services. Linkage and coordination services to support cooperation in the delivery of emergency mental health care in the county in which the program operates. Linkage and coordination services shall do all of the following: DHS 34.22(3)(e)1.1. Be provided for the purpose of achieving one or more of the following outcomes: DHS 34.22(3)(e)1.a.a. Connection of a client with other programs to obtain ongoing mental health treatment, support and services, and coordination to assist the client and his or her family during the period of transition from emergency to ongoing mental health services. DHS 34.22(3)(e)1.b.b. Coordination with other mental health providers in the community for whom the program is designated as crisis care backup, to ensure that adequate information about the other providers’ clients is available if a crisis occurs. DHS 34.22(3)(e)1.c.c. Coordination with law enforcement, hospital emergency room personnel and other county service providers to offer assistance and intervention when other agencies are the initial point of contact for a person in a mental health crisis. DHS 34.22(3)(e)2.2. Be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as a component of the services offered under pars. (a) to (d). DHS 34.22(3)(f)(f) Services for children and adolescents and their families. Each program shall have the capacity to provide the services identified in pars. (a) to (e) in ways that meet the unique needs of young children and adolescents experiencing mental health crises and their families. Services for young children and adolescents and their families shall do all of the following: DHS 34.22(3)(f)1.1. Be provided for the purpose of achieving one or more of the following outcomes: DHS 34.22(3)(f)1.a.a. Resolution or management of family conflicts when a child has a mental health crisis and prevention of out-of-home placement of the child. DHS 34.22(3)(f)1.b.b. Improvement in the young child’s or adolescent’s coping skills and reduction in the risk of harm to self or others. DHS 34.22(3)(f)1.c.c. Assistance given the child and family in using or obtaining ongoing mental health and other supportive services in the community. DHS 34.22(3)(f)2.2. Include any combination of telephone, mobile, walk-in, hospitalization and stabilization services determined to be appropriate in the coordinated emergency mental health services plan developed under sub. (1), which may be provided independently or in combination with services for adults.