Emergency - Dial 911
The most obvious and widely known option available in an emergency situation would be to call your area's version of 911. If 911 is not available in your area, dialing 0 for the operator is another option in the same way one might call them to patch a call through to emergency personnel in any other type of emergency.
By nature and conditioning through the associated stigma, people are much more hesitant to dial 911 for situations related to mental health and illness because they are concerned about how they will be treated. If, at any time, you or a loved one are ever treated with --any-- level of disrespect, first and foremost, just do what it takes to get everyone safely through the moment at hand.
After the immediate emergency has passed and has been properly handled, make one of your next stops that of one to your state's Advocacy Office for persons with disabilities. They will be able to guide you on to other organizations who may be able to assist based on the extent to which you or a loved one's rights have been violated.
Advocacy Opportunity: Many public service personnel and other governmental employees have been going the extra mile by becoming aggressively involved in training programs such as the Memphis, Tennessee, Police Department's Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training. These programs instruct participants on alternative ways of helping individuals with mental illness, in particular in times of distress. If this training has not already been considered for public service personnel in your area, it might be a nice place to start with your own advocacy efforts (if you haven't already).
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