Georgia Innovator Built a System of Connection to Better Serve People Like His Son
Gregg Graham developed Behavioral Health Link so people in crisis have a system of connection they can reach 24 hours a day, at no cost.
How a 911-EMS Crisis Intervention Diverts People in Mental Health Crisis
Grady EMS in Atlanta, Georgia, diverts callers experiencing mental health challenges and helps them find alternative solutions when the emergency department isn’t the best fit.
The Health Philanthropy That Set About to Change Behavioral Health Crisis Care in Maryland
Nikki Highsmith Vernick and Glenn E. Schneider of the Horizon Foundation share how the philanthropy set out to change behavioral health crisis care in Maryland amidst spikes of hospital readmissions and psychiatric boarding. GBRICS, the Greater Baltimore Regional Integrated Crisis System Partnership, is a collaborative effort that includes 17 hospitals
FCC Designates 988 to Mirror 911 for Mental Health and Suicide Crises
On Thursday, the FCC voted to formally make 988 the nationwide number for mental health, substance use, and suicide crisis, adopting rules that require all phone service carriers to start directing 988 calls to the existing Lifeline by July 16, 2022. While the FCC moving forward with 988 is essential,
Megan Gleason on Partnering with the FBI to Better Serve People in Crisis
Megan Gleason, LCSW, is the metro Atlanta regional manager for the Behavioral Health Link (BHL) blended mobile crisis program, a 24-hour response service that covers the vast majority of Georgia counties. Earlier this year, she participated in the FBI Citizens Academy, a selective 6-8 week program that gives leaders a
Sue Ann Atkerson, CEO of Behavioral Health Link, Testifies Before Congress on 988
Sue Ann Atkerson, CEO of Behavioral Health Link, testifies before Congress on 988, specifically on H.R. 4194, the “National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019.”
