988 Crisis Jam Debate: AI is the Future of Crisis Care

State of Georgia Utilizes BHL Platform to Enhance Crisis Care Continuum

Implementing behavioral health software to support your mobile crisis response is a complex and critical process. To ensure success and avoid administrative chaos, you should follow a structured approach. Here’s a step-by-step guide to effectively implement your behavioral health software:

  BHL drafted a white paper that provides detailed instructions for agencies that are providing mobile crisis response. The white paper covers efficient and effective community crisis care that will: Reduce wait times for service Reduce mobile crisis transit...

  Written by: John Draper, P.hD. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – an opportunity to be aware of what we can do to prevent the growing number of suicides in this country. For nearly 20 years, a major part of my job was to promote...

Use this blog as an outline to create a request for quote (RFQ), request for information (RFI), or request for proposal (RFP) to narrow down the behavioral health software competition.

  By regionalizing their crisis system, central Maryland is reimagining their crisis system to improve access to care across city boundaries and leading change management. In this video episode of the 988 Crisis Jam, Adrienne Breidenstine and Chauna Brocht of...

Though many states are identifying similar and other strategies, this paper looks at the stepwise approaches used in three unique state systems in creating their new crisis services systems and their successes in developing diverse and sustainable financing methods.

  The need for flexible, compatible, and user-friendly software in behavioral crisis care services has never been more apparent. A system that can support integration allows organizations to automate processes, reduce workloads, and improve patient-care...

  According to a survey conducted for the Pew Charitable Trusts, as of April 2023, only about one-fifth of U.S. adults have heard of 988. Of those, a quarter indicated that they didn’t know its purpose or when someone should call. That means only 13% of those...

  Cross-agency collaboration that supports a timely response for someone in a behavioral health crisis is crucial. In the midst of quickly changing circumstances, using technology to share data and enable timely communication, as well as streamline a mobile...