National Crisis Continuum Conference 2023

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The National Crisis Services Conference

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The Crisis Residential Association, the International Council for Helplines, and the National Association of Crisis Organization Directors are excited to announce the 2023 National Crisis Continuum Conference, taking place November 14-16 at the Sheraton-La Meridien in Charlotte, NC!

This one-of-a-kind event, hosted by three national crisis trade associations, is the first conference to represent all types of behavioral health crisis services, including:

Crisis Call Centers and Suicide Prevention Hotlines
Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams
Psychiatric Urgent Care Centers and Living Rooms
Crisis Stabilization Units and Crisis Observation Units
Crisis Residential Programs and Peer-Run Respites
Partial Hospital Programs

Join hundreds of providers, payers, and administrators of crisis services for 3 days of learning and networking. Preconference sessions will also take place on Monday, November 13th.

Session content will be relevant to many positions within crisis programs, including:

Crisis counselors
Supervisors, managers, and directors
Clinicians (social workers, psychologists, counselors)
Peer support specialists and recovery coaches
Nurses
Psychiatrists and prescribers (nurse practitioners, physician's assistants)
Direct support professionals

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The National Crisis Services Conference

Speakers

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Tracy Abzug
Program Integrity Specialist at Promises Behavioral Health
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Patch Adams
Gesundheit! Institute
BA
Bart Andrews
Chief Clinical Officer at Behavioral Health Response
VA
Victor Armstrong
National Director - Soul Shop for Black Churches of Soul Shop Movement
AA
Andres Arvizu
Director of Crisis Intervention Teams at Emergence Health Network
MB
Margie Balfour
Chief of Quality & Clinical Innovation at Connections Health Solutions
TA
Travis Atkinson
Director of Clinical & Crisis Services at TBD Solutions
PB
Paulette Banuelos
Project & Implementation Manager
Jackson Beck
Senior Program Associate at Vera Institute of Justice
Melissa M. Beck
Executive Director of Sozosei Foundation
JB
Joe Bickford
Crisis Supervisor at Benchmark Human Services
AB
Anna Bourque
Director of Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
MB
Mallory Bouwman
Clinical Consultant at TBD Solutions
GB
Gail Bower
Assistant Program Director of Vibrant
Jaime Brewer
Treasurer at Crisis Residential Association
JB
Jamieson Brill
Crisis Center Director of Community Crisis Services, Inc.
Chauna Brocht
Director of Crisis Services at Behavioral Health System Baltimore
TB
Tina Marie Brown
Director of Affilated Sante' Group
CB
Charles Browning
CMO at RI International
JB
Joy Brunson-Nsubuga
Chief Operating Officer at RI International
BB
Barb Brunzell
Postvention Services Manager Call2Talk
BB
Blaire Bryant
Legislative Director of National Association of Countries
Christian Burgess
Director, Disaster Distress Helpline
TB
Tracie Bussi
Director of Emergency Mental Health Response Services at Crisis Services
TC
Trish Caldwell
Senior Vice President of Clinical Services
CC
Cherene Caraco
CEO of Promise Resource Network
KC
Katrina Carnes
Crisis Line Program Manager at Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners
LC
Linda Certo
Behavioral Health Clinical Director
JC
Justin Chase
CEO of Solari, Inc.
LC
Luis Chavarria
Director of Training
RC
Robyn Codrington
Director, CriSys, LLC of CriSyS
RC
Ron Cordy
Program Director of Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc
RD
Raina Daniels
Associate Director of Partnership and Outreach at Mental Health Association of San Francisco
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Sera Davidow
Director of Holyoke Massachusetts
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Eileen Davis
Vice President at Mass211/Call2Talk
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Lisa DeCiantis
Crisis Services Team Lead at North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
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Dr. Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
RD
Ryan Dickson
Director of Crisis Helplines at CommUnity Crisis Services
GD
Gretchen Domek
Manager, Veterans Crisis Line at Vibrant Emotional Health
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Sidney Douglas
EMCOT Response Team Manager
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Christina Dupuch
Consuktant at CCR Consulting
CD
Cathey Duryea
Director of Behavioral Health at Access: Supports for Living
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Elizabeth Findley
988 & Crisis Director of United Way of Northeast Florida
Yasmin Flasterstein
Executive Director of Peer Support Space
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Sarah Jean Flynn
Director of Warm Line Programs
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Matthew Goldman
Medical Director, Crisis Care Center Levy Implementation Planning
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Rebecca Goodman
Urgent Care Director of Access: Supports for Living
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Adam Graham
Clinical Consultant at TBD Solutions
BG
Brian Grant
Nurse Practitioner at Access: Supports for Living
MG
Myranda Green
Clinical Consultant at TBD Solutions
MG
Michelle Grigsby-Hackett
CEO of Affilated Sante' Group
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Kati Habert
Senior Officer at Pew Charitable Trusts
AH
Anthony Hall
ConsultantDirector of Public Engagement at Dignity Best Practices
GH
George Harris
Georgia Crisis Director of Benchmark Human Services
TH
Trenda Hedges
Manager, Wellness & Recovery Operations at Illinois Mental Health Collaborative
TH
Teri Herrmann
CEO of SPARC Services and Programs
PH
Peter Hilen
Chief Clinical Officer at Akua Mind & Body, Crisis Residential Association
KH
Katariina Hoaas
Chief Clinical Officer at Access: Supports for Living Inc.
HH
Heather Honaker
Clinical Consultant at TBD Solutions
BH
Bobbie Jo Hopf
Healthcare Network Project Manager at Alliance Health
LH
Lidija Hurni
Assistant Director, Disaster Distress Helpline
Doug Jackson
988 Administrator
EJ
Elan Javanfard
Division Director of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
RJ
Rylee Jenich
Peer Respite Supervisor
CJ
Calvonah Jenkins
Manager of Research and Evaluation Clear Pathways at Peg's Foundation
EJ
Elizabeth Jones
Data Systems Administrator at Affiliated Sante Group
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Rick Kellar
President and CEO of Peg's Foundation
CK
Courtney Kenny
CPCRT Clinician at CriSyS
MK
Melody Keown
Follow Up Program Manager at Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners
JL
John Labieniec
Vice President of Acute and Forensic Services at Continuum
TL
Tiffany Lacy Clark
CEO of Behavioral Health Response
JL
Johnell Lawrence
Director of Equity and Belonging at Vibrant Emotional Health
YL
Yolanda Lewis
Executive Vice President for Justice and Health and Executive Director for the Center for Justice and Health of Meadows MH Policy Center
HL
Helen Littrell
Crisis Program Director of Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners
JL
Jennifer Lockman
Assistant Professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Stephanie Logan
CEO of DeafLEAD
Jana Lord
Chief Program Officer
Rista Luna
Family Coordinator at Continuum
PM
Patricia Markwell
Substance Use Response Coordinator at Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners
Drew Martel
Chief Clinical and Training Officer at Foundation 2 Crisis Services
CM
Cindy Mataraso
Director of Clinical Services at Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc.
SM
Samantha Matthews
Assistant Policy Researcher; PhD Candidate at RAND Corporation
CM
Colleen McCollough
911 Call Center Program Manager
KM
Kaitlin McGinley
Director of Crisis Residential at Lenape Valley Foundation
DM
Dr. Richard McKeon
Public Health Advisor at SAMHSA
KM
Kamilah McKissick, Psy.D.
Division Director
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Andrew Medina
Crisis Administrator at Arizona Health Cost Containment System
SM
Steve Miccio
CEO of People USA
CM
Chad Minier
Indiana Mobile Crisis Supervisor at Benchmark Human Services
RM
Rachel Morrison
Director of Crisis Counseling Program at Renewed Me
DO
David Obergfell
AVP, Network Operations
NO
Nze Okoronta
Peer Services Director of Solstice House Peer Run Respite
RO
Rodrigo Olivares
Call Center Director of EMPACT - Suicide Prevention Center
AP
Allison Paladino
Director, Baltimore County Crisis Response System
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Isha Parikh
Coordinator - Clinical Best Practices at Vibrant Emotional Health, 988 Lifeline
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Tess Parker
Clinical Consultant at TBD Solutions
AP
Allison Pastirik
CPCRT Clinical Coordinator at CriSyS
DP
Dawn Peel
Director, Office of Crisis Coordination at Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Development
JP
Jessica Pirro
President/CEO of Crisis Services
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Shelley Polanco
Policy Manager at Vibrant Emotional Health
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Kedra Priest
EMCOT Practice Manger
OR
Olivia Retallack
Community Relations Director/ Assistant to the President/CEO of Crisis Services
SR
Shelby Rowe
Executive Director
RS
Ryan Seymour
Program Manager, VCL Standards Trainings & Practices at Vibrant Emotional Health
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Olivia Stein
Director of Videophone Crisis Line Services
MS
Megan Stone
Manager of Clinical Best Practices and Care Transitions at Vibrant Emotional Health, 988 Lifeline
SR
Susie [수지] Reynolds Reece
Director of Lived Experience Initiatives
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Dr. Melissa Tate-Scruse
Tedx Speaker, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor/Author/Short Film Director
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Sami Therme
Crisis Helplines Program Manager at CommUnity Crisis Services
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Wendy White Tiegreen
DIrector, Office of Medicaid Coordination & Health System Innovation at Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
AT
Amber Trinkle
Mobile Crisis SPOA Manager at Vibrant
CT
Calli Tucker
Mobile Crisis Program Coordinator at Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners
DW
David Westbrook
Chief Operating Officer at Lines for Life
TW
Tom White
Therapist at Akua Mind and Body
RW
Robyn Wiktorksi-Reynolds
VP of Clinical Operations
JW
Jason Winsky
Sergeant at Tucson Police Department

The National Crisis Services Conference