DMH Hosts Monthly Online Crisis Response Training

A year-long series of virtual trainings designed to empower crisis workers began last month and will be continuing with monthly trainings throughout the next year. The trainings are designed to provide crisis response workers with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively respond to behavioral health crises. These monthly sessions will include:

Technical Assistance: Ongoing support for CSUs, 988 Call Centers, and Mobile Crisis Response Teams.

Monthly Virtual Trainings: Tailored sessions for Mobile Crisis Response Teams, Crisis Stabilization Unit employees, youth crisis workers, and 988 Center staff.

Expert-Led Topics: Focus on culturally responsive care, effective safety plan development, suicide risk assessments, best practices in mobile crisis response, safety protocols, law enforcement engagement, adolescent and youth crisis response, and more.

Peer Input: Trainings shaped by the insights and experiences of your fellow crisis workers.

The May 2025 recording is available to watch by clicking here.

Upcoming Sessions:

Friday, June 20, 10 – 11 a.m.
Best Practices for a Comprehensive Mobile Crisis System

After attending this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify and recommend adaptable components of mobile crisis services from other states for potential use in their counties.
• Describe the critical role Mobile Crisis services play in the Mississippi (MS) Crisis Care Continuum, with a focus on multidisciplinary team response, centralized dispatch, the role of peers, and 988 coordination
• Summarize the key components of national best practices for mobile crisis services
• Compare best practices in mobile crisis services based on the experiences of select states

Friday, July 11, 1 0 11 a.m.
Elevating the Voice of Peers and Advocacy Groups in Crisis Response

Friday, August 8, 10 – 11 a.m.
Law Enforcement Engagement Best Practices

More details to come!