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Harris Center Programs
The Harris Center is the local mental health authority working in close collaboration with the Houston Police Department. Many of their programs work directly with our Mental Health Division; however, some Harris Center programs offer crisis services to the community without the direct involvement of our division.
Their teams of highly trained behavioral health professionals work in a variety of clinical and community settings with individuals who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis. By providing accessible, prompt, high-quality assessments, and the opportunity for effective stabilization and treatment, they ensure de-escalation of the current crisis to restore functioning in the least restrictive environment.
Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT)
Mission
The Mobile Crisis Outreach Team’s (MCOT) mission is to provide rapid community-based crisis response and assessment to establish safety and provide interventions, skills training, and resources to restore balance, promote self-efficacy and increase support systems.
Program Description
MCOT is comprised of a multidisciplinary team providing mobile community-based rapid emergency care services, urgent care assessment, and continuity of care for all children, adolescents, and adults who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis regardless of residency status, diagnosis, veteran status, or ability to pay. All crisis continuum services are person-centered, family-focused, intensive, and time-limited. MCOT uses the most effective and least restrictive approaches and interventions until the crisis is resolved or the individual is placed in a clinically appropriate environment.
The multidisciplinary team is comprised of a medical director/psychiatrist, a program director, 3 clinical team leads, a team lead, a nurse, 12 LPHAs, 7 master’s level clinicians, 12 QMHPs, 8 psychiatric technicians, and 2 peer support specialists.
Hours of Operation
MCOT is available 24 hours per day, every day of the year through a combination of on-duty and on-call coverage. There is, at minimum, one LPHA and one QMHP on duty 12 hours a day, every day of the week.
Making a Referral to MCOT
If you or someone you know is experiencing a behavioral health crisis, please contact The Harris Center Crisis Line. Crisis Line Specialists will determine if an MCOT referral can benefit you. Call 713.970.7000 and press #1 for the Crisis Line.
