The Misunderstanding of the Crisis Intervention Team Program
How a community partnership with law enforcement helps divert people from a law enforcement response.
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.
Mental Health Care Shouldn’t Come in a Police Car
Ron Bruno, a retired Utah police officer and CEO of Crisis Response Programs and Training, says mental health shouldn't come in a police car.
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.
It’s Time the Behavioral Health Field Expand Their Definition of Lived Experience
Amy Watson says expanding the concept of lived expertise would result in a better, more culturally competent crisis response.
Why Partnering With 911 and First Responders Is Crucial to the Success of 988
For 988 to work, first responders must be able to easily and rapidly connect people to care.
Preston Looper on How It’s Time to Standardize Mobile Crisis Services
“Every mobile crisis provider is like a snowflake,” says Preston Looper, because of gaps in protocols, availability, consistency, and funding. With 988 on the horizon, he points out that now is the time to standardize the service.
Dr. Matthew L. Goldman Says if Not Implemented Properly, 988 Is No More Than Rebranding
Dr. Matthew L. Goldman says what can transform 988 into a robust tool for advancing crisis systems is implementation, funding, coordination, clinical best practices, and research and evaluation. “Otherwise,” notes Dr. Goldman, “988 will be only a rebranding of 1-800-273-TALK, the number to the SAMHSA-funded National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.”
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
Major Sam Cochran Says to Leaders, “Support and Keep Open Essential Mental Health Crisis Services”
CIT officers are worried about what will happen to people with mental illness if leaders strip down to essential services and mental health crisis services aren’t deemed so. Maj. Cochran said that law enforcement knows what that looks like, and they don’t want to go back.
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