Why Human Connection Must Remain at the Center John Draper, Ph.D. Every generation encounters a technology that promises to change everything. I’ve heard respected leaders compare this moment in artificial […]
What States Owe Their Crisis Systems — and How Technology Might Help Deliver It By John Draper, PhD (Behavioral Health Link) and Paul Galdys (Recovery Innovations) On July 4, 2025, […]
Practice Challenges in Crisis Care · Part 1 of Series Mobile crisis teams are asked to stabilize people in the community—but for individuals experiencing psychosis, that goal often breaks down. […]
Joe’s mother has been sitting beside his hospital bed for three days. He is medically stable. He needs a behavioral health crisis bed. The emergency department staff are trying. They’ve […]
Mobile Crisis Teams (MCTs) are among the most rapidly expanding components of America’s crisis care continuum. As of 2024, the latest NRI State Profiles report 2,111 mobile crisis teams nationwide, […]
Reflecting on 2025’s Crisis Care Transformation and Our 2026 Vision As we close out 2025 and look toward the year ahead, we’re grateful for the opportunity to work alongside crisis […]
What if the biggest barrier to seamless crisis care isn’t lack of resources—it’s the invisible gaps between your systems? The Scenario Every Crisis Leader Knows Too Well Here’s the reality: Your 988 crisis […]
Join Dr. Chuck Browning, CEO & President of Behavioral Health Link, and Kristen Ellis, Senior Director of Consulting at Recovery Innovations, as they discuss how crisis systems can effectively support […]
By John Draper, Ph.D. Can SAMHSA and state leaders keep the promise of 988 without reporting on and supporting follow-up care? When the FCC recommended to Congress in 2019 that […]
 Seatbelts existed for decades before they became standard—and even longer before people actually used them. The same is true for effective substance use crisis tools. We have direct access […]
Sarah calls 988 from Casper on a Tuesday evening, overwhelmed by suicidal thoughts. The counselor at Central Wyoming Counseling Center uses a structured suicide risk assessment, creates a detailed safety […]
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