Meeting Crisis With Connection: The Power of Peer Specialists on Mobile Crisis Teams

• By: Laura Savino, LCSW-R Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• April 21st, 2026
• ACT teams, behavioral health crisis, community-based care, crisis de-escalation, IMT teams, mental health recovery, mobile crisis teams, peer specialists, Spring 2026 Issue
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Over the past several years, New York City has increasingly shifted toward community-based responses to behavioral health crises. In the past, individuals experiencing psychiatric emergencies were often limited to hospital emergency departments or interactions with law enforcement. While those...

Co-Creating an Equitable Crisis Care Continuum to Reduce Stigma

• By: Sa'uda K. Dunlap, LCSW Johnell Lawrence Vibrant Emotional Health
• April 18th, 2023
• 988, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, behavioral health crisis, communities of color, crisis care continuum, diversity equity inclusion and belonging, mental health stigma, public health crises, racism, social determinants of health, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma, stigma reduction, wellness
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People are in pain. We are experiencing an onslaught of public health crises that is affecting our overall functioning. The fierce urgency of now to collectively move us to a space of wellness is imperative to our quality of life. The current crisis care continuum is not designed to meet the needs...