Upcoming Events

These quarterly sessions provide an opportunity for clarification, collaboration and shared learning among partners engaged in 988 and crisis work. There will be opportunities for information sharing, planning, and problem-solving regarding service and system implementation, sustainability, and improvement. There will also be time set aside to hear updates from the SAMHSA 988 and BHCCO leadership teams.

The Crisis Systems Response Training and Technical Assistance Center will host a series of workshops to promote wellness among the behavioral health crisis workforce. As the demand for behavioral health crisis care increases, it is essential to support the well-being of those providing these lifesaving supports. This workshop series will offer evidence-based strategies, practical tools, and insights to help build resilience, manage stress, and prevent burnout.

The first workshop in this series aims to equip the crisis workforce with tools to recognize, prevent, and address burnout. The content will cover the prevalence and impact of burnout in crisis response settings and identify key contributing factors. Speakers will offer strategies for prevention and intervention including developing self-care plans, fostering peer support, and engaging in mindfulness exercises.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to define stress and burnout and discuss why it matters in the crisis workforce.
• Participants will be able to identify contributing factors and recognize signs of burnout.
• Participants will learn practical interventions and strategies to address stress and burnout.
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Speaker: Dr. Gary Morse, PhD, Founder of Illume: The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence

Immediately following the content presentation, there will be a Q&A session to address live and previously submitted questions.

This webinar will explore the importance of strong and meaningful relationships between schools and the crisis continuum of care to better serve children, youth, and families. This event will offer strategies for leveraging partnerships between crisis care and existing school-based mental health programs. By forging partnerships between schools and the crisis-coordinated system of care we inadvertently increase crisis care accessibility amongst youth, bridge service gaps, increase the effectiveness of crisis response, and foster family-centered engagement. In this third webinar of the series, we will discuss how schools contribute to the broader system of care for children and youth. Through case studies and examples of best practices, guest speakers will lastly illustrate successful partnerships and strategies for cross-system collaboration. This session will offer crisis service staff, children, youth and family practitioners, and other service and treatment providers an opportunity to understand the steps required to establish a strong behavioral health crisis continuum for children and youth.