Day 2: Building Resilience and Services to Thrive in the New Era
Description of Day 2
"Building Resilience and Services to Thrive in the New Era," the second day of The 2025 Behavioral Health Crisis Continuum Forum, was held on June 18, 2025. The session focused on Building Resilience in the Community and the Workforce, and on the implementation and provision of innovative mobile crisis response team services for special populations. Attendees had the opportunity to join one of three breakout rooms, which convened to discuss Mobile Crisis Response Teams serving people with substance use disorder (SUD), addressing rural issues, and working with children.
Agenda for June 18, 2025
Recording
“Building Resilience and Services to Thrive in the New Era,” the second day of The 2025 Behavioral Health Crisis Continuum Forum, was held on June 18, 2025. The session focused on Building Resilience in the Community and the Workforce, and on the implementation and provision of innovative mobile crisis response team services for special populations. Attendees had the opportunity to join one of three breakout rooms, which convened to discuss Mobile Crisis Response Teams serving people with substance use disorder (SUD), addressing rural issues, and working with children.
0:00 Welcoming Remarks
Pete Eckart, MSW, The Behavioral Health Crisis Hub
4:53 Resilience: My Personal Story
Jessica Gimeno, MPPA, Access Living
18:02 Building Community Resilience: Clinical, Social, and Spiritual Perspectives
Dr. Donell Barnett, Illinois Department of Human Services
Dr. Aimee Hilado, The University of Chicago
Rev. Dr. Michael Louis Pfleger, The Faith Community of St. Sabina
Dr. Lorrie Rickman Jones (M), The Behavioral Health Crisis Hub
1:24:28 My Family’s Story: A Complex Journey into Systems of Care
Regina Crider, Chapin Hall
1:36:40 Introduction to Breakout Sessions
Pete Eckart, MSW, The Behavioral Health Crisis Hub
Interested in viewing the other Forum sessions? Access the recordings now:
June 18, Breakout room #1 on Rural Issues: https://youtu.be/JfpKs0BhVqY
June 18, Breakout Room #2 on Children: https://youtu.be/4dlOJEv9yhM
June 18, Breakout Room #3 on Substance Use Disorder (SUD): https://youtu.be/9flsDLbjTcs