The Misunderstanding of the Crisis Intervention Team Program
How a community partnership with law enforcement helps divert people from a law enforcement response.
OPINION | Supporting the Mental Health Workforce
As Americans are increasingly reliant on 988, mental health workers face tremendous stress and burnout, making supporting the behavioral health workforce all the more dire.
How a Seven-Step Action Plan Can Help Secure Crisis Care Reimbursement From Commercial Insurers
A new plan to enforce federal parity law and secure funding from commercial insurers for mental health crisis services.
Crisis in South and Southeast Asia’s Mental Health Crisis Care
Mental health resources in Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh are strained, leaving nations to grapple with insufficient infrastructures and stigma.
The Universal Screening Measuring Suicide Risk
Psychologist Kelly Posner says suicide risk needs to be on the list of vital signs taken to determine health.
“86-ing” Mental Health Stigma in Georgia
Georgia’s behavioral health and developmental disabilities commissioner discusses #86TheStigma, a marketing campaign amplifying 988’s visibility within the food service community.
Arkansas 988 Crisis Line Embedded Peers. Here’s Why They Say Every Call Center Should.
Four years ago, Arkansas’ Lifeline Crisis Center incorporated peer support suicide prevention call center specialists. Doing so has helped the center build trust and rapport with people contacting 988.
In Oklahoma, People in Need and First Responders Get iPads for Rapid Face-to-Face Mental Health Response
In rural Northeast Oklahoma, thousands of “mental health machine” iPads immediately connect people in crisis to a face-to-face mental health response.
OPINION | It’s Time to Start Talking About Meaningful Recovery From Psychotic Illnesses
A neuroscientist shares how psychosis affected her family — she says society must begin talking about psychosis and recovery.
An Initiative Linking People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to Mental Health Care
Former commissioner discusses innovation and the importance of connecting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to mental health care