CrisisCon22—Connecting in the Center: A New Landscape for Crisis Services
October 19 – 21, 2022
What an amazing conference we had—thank you to all who joined us for CrisisCon22 in Kansas City. Below is a list of all our conference sessions with links to the presentations for download.
Keynote Address
The State of 9-8-8; Richard McKeon and James Wright, SAMHSA
Plenary Sessions
October 19 – 21, 2022
What an amazing conference we had—thank you to all who joined us for CrisisCon22 in Kansas City. Below is a list of all our conference sessions with links to the presentations for download.
Keynote Address
The State of 9-8-8; Richard McKeon and James Wright, SAMHSA
Plenary Sessions
- Legislation, Regulations, Oh My! The 988 Policy Landscape and What Crisis Centers Need to Know; Laura Evans, Jordan Pantalone and Shelley Polanco – Vibrant Emotional Health
- Responding to Community Concerns about 988: How Do We Define Confidentiality, Rescue, and Safety? Nev Jones, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh and Sera Davidow, Author and Director at Wildflower Alliance; Video Contributions featuring Keris Myrick, Vice President of Partnerships at Inseparable; Victoria (Vic) Welle, Co-founder of Wisconsin Milkweed Alliance; and Emily Krebs, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Health and Culture at Fordham University; moderated by Jess Stohlmann-Rainey
- The Risk of a One Size Fits All Continuum; Myranda Green, TBD Solutions
- The Future is Queer: Best Practices for Supporting LGBTQ+ Young People in Crisis; Paloma Woo, Jessie Bonney-Burrill, and Cassidy Dallas – The Trevor Project
- Lessons Learned and Learning: States’ Stories of Developing Crisis Care Systems and Implementing 988; Lauren Moyer (Missouri 988 Task Force), Monica Kurz (Kansas Suicide Prevention HQ), CJ Loiselle (Arizona Healthcare Cost Containment System), and Nichole Cunha (Utah Department of Health and Human Services); moderated by Travis Atkinson
- Improving Supervision on Crisis Lines; Helen Littrell (Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners)
- Crisis Centers are Mixing it up: Using Volunteers, Interns and Peers; Mari Timpanaro (H2H Connect, Vibrant Emotional Health) and Kristin Vernon (KSPHQ)
- Ramping Up at Lightning Speed: What Three Centers Have Done and Are Doing to Keep Pace and Meet Growing Needs; Meryl Cassidy and Lorraine Peragallo (Response), Renee Van Meter (Johnson County MHC), Kyle Burke and Ryan Dickson (CommUnity)
- Customizing the Crisis Response System to Meet the Needs of Children, Youth, Young Adults, and their Families; Liz Manley (Institute for Innovation & Implementation, University of Maryland, School of Social Work) and Sheamekah Williams (Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services)
- Assessment vs. Conversation: The Importance of Active Listening; Sherrard Crespo (VIA LINK)
- Creating Strong Crisis Care Continuum Collaborations; Darcy Miller (New Vista) Ariel Drescher (Alachua County Crisis Center), and Jared Auten (Kansas Suicide Prevention HQ); moderated by Amelia Lehto
- Journey to Healing: The Native and Strong Lifeline Story; Rochelle Williams and Mia Klick (Volunteers of America Western WA)
- Safe, Healthy, and Fulfilled: Addressing the Needs of 21st Century Helpers & Healers; Travis Atkinson (TBD Solutions)
- Embedding Equity into 988; Madhuri Jha (Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity) and Linda Henderson-Smith (Beacon Health Options)
- Redefining Black Masculinities: Clinical Considerations in the Emergence of 988; Sa'uda K. Dunlap and Damon Watson (Vibrant Emotional Health)
- Building Helpline Capacity: Incorporating a Learning Management System; Jeremiah Mankin and Findley Montgomery (Samaritans, Inc.)
- Working With/Without Law Enforcement in Crisis Response; Ron Bruno (CIT International), Brianna Green (PRS CrisisLink), and Amy Watson (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee); moderated by Sandri Kramer
- Promoting Inclusion by Expanding Culturally Responsive Language Services; Jana French (Crisis Text Line)
- When More is Needed: Crisis Call Centers and Mobile Response; Gail Bower (NYC Well) Michelle Muething (Aspen Hope Center), Calli Tucker (Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners) and Amanda Schwegler (Johnson County Mental Health Center); Moderated by: Jess Stohlmann-Rainey
- Growing, Training, and Supporting your Crisis Center Workforce in the Age of 988; Nathan Lichtman and Rebecca Zeitlin (Didi Hirsch), Rena Fitzgerald and Andrea Rhines (VOAWW)