A First-of-its-Kind Crisis Care Facility in Prince George's County
The Dyer Care Center (DCC) is a 24/7/365 facility always open to walk-ins in Prince George’s County, MD; offering short-term (up to 24 hours), personalized emergency crisis services for residents facing mental health and/or substance use challenges.
A First-of-its-Kind
Crisis Care Facility in Prince George's County
Now there's a better option to get immediate help.
The Dyer Care Center (DCC) is a 24/7/365 facility always open to walk-ins in Prince George’s County, MD; offering short-term (up to 23 hours), personalized emergency crisis services for residents facing mental health and/or substance use challenges.
The Goals of the DCC are to:
Create a healthier, safer community by providing emergency behavioral health crisis care.
Provide a welcoming environment for guests 18 and older – free of cost, no insurance required.
Reduce law enforcement, EMS, and fire rescue of crisis response duties.
Navigate guests, whenever possible, from emergency rooms, jails, and hospital stays.
Accessible, Effective Crisis Care
Our Guests
Our services are available to anyone aged 18 and older who is facing mental health and/or a substance use challenge. Embracing a "no wrong door" approach, we ensure that everyone is welcome, with no individual being turned away. Additionally, Guests do not need insurance or prior medical clearance from an emergency room to be admitted.
Our Approach
Our team of highly-trained mental health crisis specialists including psychiatrists, nurses, clinicians, peer specialists, and behavioral health professionals. We offer rapid engagement to triage guests’ immediate needs, and create a welcoming environment to collaborate with guests to meet all their social, emotional, and clinical needs.
Our Benefits
The DCC provides a new level of emergency crisis services for behavioral health care to those in need. We reduce the need for law enforcement, fire rescue, and EMS from being solely responsible for emergency crisis response. This allows public safety personnel to resume their other essential duties.
The Dyer Care Center (DCC) welcomes walk-ins, police drop offs, ED transfers, provider referrals, and transports from individuals who have engaged with the Mobile Response for Teams (MRT).
- Someone to call: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- Someone to come to you: Call the MRT at (301) 429-2185
- Somewhere to go: Come to the Dyer Care Center
