Crisis Care Continuum Advisory Group
The Crisis Care Continuum Advisory Group was launched in 2024 to advance a strategic vision to achieve a responsive, functional crisis care continuum nationwide. People experiencing behavioral health emergencies deserve a behavioral health response. The nation witnessed this transformative power when partners aligned in support of big changes and investment in crisis care with the transition to the three-digit 988 number. The Action Alliance seeks to bring that same momentum to mobile crisis response and crisis stabilization centers nationwide.
Leads
Public Sector: Jill Mays, MS LPC, Division Director, Crisis System Transformation, 988 & Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Private Sector: David Covington, LPC, MBA, CEO and President, Recovery Innovations, Inc. and John Draper, PhD, President of Research, Development and Government Solutions, Behavioral Health Link (proxy)
Members
- Jay Barnett, DHA, Author, Advocate, Marriage and Family Therapist, KJB Coaching
- Zachary Blackowl, Director’s Assistant, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Department of Health Prevention Programs, 988 Tribal Response Program, Oklahoma
- Johnathan Davis, LPC NCC, Chief Executive Officer, Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc.
- Jennifer Humensky, Chief, Financing and Managed Care Research Program, Division of Services and Interventions Research, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Preston Looper, Principal, Full Tilt Strategies LLC
- Wendy Martinez-Farmer, LPC, MBA, Vice President 988 Strategy, Grants and Clinical Standards, Vibrant Emotional Health
- Tonja Myles, Community Engagement Advisor, Hunstman Family Foundation
- Stacey Palosky, Chief Digital Officer, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, SAMHSA
- Ally Robinson, Author, Advocate, Coach, Something Runderful
- Becky Stoll, LCSW, Senior Vice President, Crisis Services, Centerstone
- Ursula Whiteside, PhD, CEO of Now Matters Now, Clinical Faculty, University of Washington