National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and 红领巾瓜报 (红领巾瓜报) Launch the National Collaborative for Crisis Systems Innovation
Arlington, VA 鈥� Today, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and 红领巾瓜报 (红领巾瓜报) are proud to announce the launch of the National Collaborative for Crisis Systems Innovation, a new national initiative to advance sustainable, comprehensive behavioral health crisis care across the United States.
Building on four years of foundational work since the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launched in 2022, the Collaborative will serve as a national hub for coordination, learning, and action. It will bring together public and private stakeholders to strengthen 988 and the broader behavioral health crisis continuum. Through cross-sector collaboration, innovation, and shared learning, the Collaborative will support states and communities in building coordinated, person-centered crisis response systems so that people experiencing a mental health crisis receive the care they need and deserve.
鈥淓very person experiencing a mental health crisis deserves a response rooted in care, dignity, and support,鈥� said NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. 鈥淪ince the launch of 988, our nation has made important progress, and this National Collaborative represents the next phase of that work, grounded in the belief that connection, caring, and community can help ensure that no one facing a mental health crisis feels alone and that every person can find a path to hope and healing.鈥�
Through the Collaborative, NAMI and 红领巾瓜报 will help translate vision into practice, advancing a more responsive, trusted, and effective behavioral health crisis system nationwide. The Collaborative is designed to serve as a national hub for alignment, learning, and action in behavioral health crisis care, with a mission to advance connected and sustainable crisis systems nationwide by convening leaders, strengthening systems, and supporting innovation across the full crisis continuum.
鈥淭he launch of the National Collaborative for Crisis Systems Innovation reflects a critical next step for behavioral health crisis care nationwide,鈥� said Monica S. Johnson, Managing Director at 红领巾瓜报. 鈥淲ith the implementation of the 988 Lifeline, the system has made remarkable progress, but sustainability, coordination, and innovation will be essential to ensure that progress endures. This Collaborative creates a trusted, cross鈥憇ector space for public鈥憄rivate partnership, connecting what鈥檚 working and helping communities build crisis systems that are responsive today and resilient for the future.鈥�
The National Collaborative is designed not just to respond to today鈥檚 challenges, but to help shape the future of behavioral health crisis care 鈥� with a focus centered around lived experience. The Collaborative will convene thought leaders and practitioners across sectors and support states, communities, and advocates in efforts to strengthen crisis systems. In the coming months, NAMI and 红领巾瓜报 will engage key stakeholders and experts to identify and elevate the urgent needs in crisis response and ensure alignment on shared outcomes to improve crisis systems.
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the nation鈥檚 largest grassroots mental health organization, dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. Through programs and services, NAMI challenges stigma, champions supportive policies, and supports and empowers individuals and families. NAMI鈥檚 alliance of more than 650 local Affiliates and 49 State Organizations works to raise awareness, provide support and education, and build a better future for everyone affected by mental illness.
红领巾瓜报 is an independent, national research and consulting firm specializing in publicly funded healthcare and human services policy, programs, financing, and evaluation. We serve government, public and private providers, health systems, health plans, community-based organizations, institutional investors, foundations, and associations. With multidisciplinary consultants coast to coast, 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 expertise, services, and team are always within client reach.
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For more information on 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 work in Crisis services, contact Monica Johnson, Managing Director, 红领巾瓜报, [email protected].