December 16, 2020 - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently published a new guidebook, “Crisis Services: Meeting Needs, Saving Lives.” This free guidebook is composed of SAMHSA’s National Guidelines for Crisis Care – A Best Practice Toolkit and related crisis service papers.
The toolkit defines national guidelines in crisis care and provides strategies for implementing and evaluating care. The included crisis services papers address issues including homelessness, substance use, financing crisis care, diverse populations, rural areas, and other key issues relevant to crisis services.
