The Teen Brain in Crisis and Partnering with Law Enforcement
The excuse for not sufficiently investing in kids is that they’re more resilient. Dr. Jeff Bostic says their brain plasticity makes the early years the ideal time to help.
The excuse for not sufficiently investing in kids is that they’re more resilient. Dr. Jeff Bostic says their brain plasticity makes the early years the ideal time to help.
How Connecticut developed robust child-centered, family-centered statewide youth mobile crisis services.
How a community partnership with law enforcement helps divert people from a law enforcement response.
Virginia has developed a statewide 911 behavioral health call diversion matrix and protocols.
Under LA County’s new 911 call assessment matrix and amended call procedures, most behavioral health calls will divert to Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services.
Harris County launched the first crisis call diversion program in the United States. Five years later, Jennifer Battle tells us how they did it and what’s next.
Amy Watson says expanding the concept of lived expertise would result in a better, more culturally competent crisis response.
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.
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 Bridge Center for Hope opened its doors in February 2021, and it's already making an impact. Kathy Kliebert, former secretary of health and former assistant secretary of behavioral health for Louisiana, says that the journey to develop the Bridge Center for Hope started in 2005 with the devastation of
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