Crisis Workforce Task Force
The Crisis Workforce Task Force supports efforts to recruit, retain and support a diverse and robust crisis workforce across the country. This is relevant as our nation moves beyond the immediacy of the COVID-19 Pandemic and as 988 continues to take hold. The purpose of this task force is to develop recommendations to strengthen recruitment, retention, and support of the crisis workforce. These recommendations have been identified from a set of key informant interviews reflecting the current state of the crisis workforce across the nation.
Task Force Funder + Senior Advisor
- Karen Johnson, Senior Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer, Behavioral Health Division, UHS
Task Force Co-Leads
- Public Co-Lead: John Palmieri, Deputy Director, 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Private Co-Lead: Laurel Stine, Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Members
- Greg Alberico, Vice President National Call Center – Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS)
- Vic Armstrong, Vice President for Health Equity and Engagement – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
- Elisa Arespacochaga, Vice President, Clinical Affairs & Workforce – American Hospital Association (AHA)
- Jackson Beck, Senior Program Associate, Redefining Public Safety initiative - Vera Institute of Justice
- Otto Drozd III, Executive Secretary – National Fire Protection Association
- Karen Johnson, Senior Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer, Behavioral Health Division – Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS)
- Wendy Morris, Senior Behavioral Health Advisor – National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
- John Palmieri, Deputy Director, 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Stacey Paul, Project Director – Joint Commission
- Katherine Polanco, Director of Workforce Management – Vibrant Emotional Health
- Brie Reimann, Vice President, Practice Improvement and Consulting – The National Council on Mental Well-Being
- Shannon Scully, Director, Justice Policy & Initiatives – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- Billina Shaw, Senior Medical Advisor – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Becky Stoll, Senior Vice President, Crisis Services – Centerstone
- Laurel Stine, Executive Vice President & Chief Policy Officer – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)