The Great Lakes MHTTC offers this training for mental health and other behavioral health providers in HHS Regio 5 (IL, In, MI, MN, OH, and WI) in partnership with the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan. This training is offered in response to a need identified by stakeholders in our region.

A discussion with staff from the Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration (BHDDA) within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.  Krista Hausermann and Amy Kanouse who are leading the state’s work in developing a comprehensive statewide crisis system, based on Crisis Now model . Presenters will provide a brief overview of Michigan Psychiatric Care Improvement Crisis Services projects. Participants will engage in a facilitated discussion on designing a crisis service system for all Michiganders, with a focus on target population, metrics, crisis service continuum, mobile crisis, and crisis stabilization units.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to describe the aims of Michigan’s Psychiatric Care Improvement Crisis Services initiative.
• Participants will be able to outline the key tenets of the Crisis Now model.
• Participants will be able to describe, in high level terms, the connection between the comprehensive statewide crisis system, the longstanding locally-based crisis system, and the emerging 988 system.

Speakers: 

Amy Kanouse, MPH, Behavioral Health Program Specialist, Project Manager

Krista Hausermann, LMSW, CAADC, Strategic Initiative Specialist