Day 1: Navigating the Current Dynamic Landscape
Description of Day 1
"Navigating the Current Dynamic Landscape," the first day of The 2025 Behavioral Health Crisis Continuum Forum, held June 11, 2025, focused on the National Landscape of Crisis Response followed by an overview of the Illinois Crisis Response Landscape. The final session of the day included a panel focusing on advances and innovations in 911 alternative response models.
Agenda for June 11, 2025
Recording
0:00 Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Lorrie Rickman Jones, The Behavioral Health Crisis Hub
Dr. John Holton, Jane Addams Center for Social Policy + Research, UIC
9:14 National Landscape Impacting the Behavioral Health Crisis Continuum
David T. Jones, MS, National Association of State and Mental Health Program Directors
35:53 The Illinois Landscape in a New Era Panel
Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler, State of Illinois
Dr. David Albert, Illinois Department of Human Services
Kristine Herman, MS, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Allie Lichterman, Illinois Department of Human Services
Dr. Lorrie Rickman Jones (M), The Behavioral Health Crisis Hub
1:16:34 Response to the Behavioral Health Landscape: A Perspective from the Wellness & Recovery Community
Nanette V. Larson, CRSS, CPRS, Illinois Department of Human Services
1:30:32 Advances and Innovations in Alternative Response Models: National Best Practices
Jackson Beck, Vera Institute of Justice
Kedra Priest, LPC, Integral Care
Dr. Mary Smith (M), The Behavioral Health Crisis Hub
2:13:00 911, 988, and MCRT: What We Are Doing, What We Are Learning
Cal Jenkins, MS, Clear Pathways
Sandri Kramer, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Shaheen Saiyed, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Dr. Mary Smith (M), The Behavioral Health Crisis Hub