The Crisis Podcast

Beverly Ryskamp is the Chief Operating Officer at Network180. During her career in public behavioral health, Beverly has led conversations around system improvements and been a contributing author to legislative advocacy. In this episode, Beverly talks about the public behavioral health system in Michigan, the story of HB5832 that authorizes Crisis Stabilization Units in Michigan, and other efforts to enhance crisis services. 

Hudson Harris is a mental health mastermind, suicidologist, and resiliency expert. 

In this episode, Hudson teaches me new words like "ikigai" and preaches a powerful sermon on return on investment in crisis services. 

To learn more about ikigai, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigai#:~:text=Ikigai%20(%E7%94%9F%E3%81%8D%E7%94%B2%E6%96%90)%20(pronounced%20%5B,one's%20ikigai%20resulting%20in%20satisfaction

American Association of Suicidology: https://suicidology.org/

Suck It Suicide & Six Feet Over: https://www.sixftover.org/about/

Pete Hilen is a husband, father, licensed therapist, and crisis services advocate. Pete works for Telecare Corporation, one of the largest crisis residential providers in the country. Pete also serves on the board of the Crisis Residential Association. In this episode, Pete talks about his recovery journey, his passion for crisis services, and his admiration for the resiliency of behavioral health professionals. (And he gives accountants a bit of a hard time.)

In this episode, Travis emerges from the depths of social lockdown to provide an update on the crisis system landscape in 2020 and beyond. 

For more information about the Crisis Residential Conference taking place virtually October 14th & 15th, visit www.crisisresidentialassociation.org/conference. 

In this episode, recorded at the 2019 Crisis Residential Conference, Dr. Debra Pinals presents on the importance of a behavioral health crisis continuum in effective service delivery, as well as lessons learned from other countries in mental health policy. 

Dr. Debra Pinals is the medical director of behavioral health and forensic programs for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Pinals is also a clinical adjunct professor at the University of Michigan Law School. She  serves as the director of the Program in Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics and as a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Pinals has also written several seminal papers on the behavioral health crisis continuum in collaboration with the National Association for State Mental Health Program Directors and the Treatment Advocacy Center. 

Download the NASMHPD/TAC papers for free at www.nasmhpd.org. 

In this episode, Travis shares a panel discussion from the 2019 Crisis Residential Conference on the use of substances like tobacco, marijuana, and controlled substances during crisis residential treatment. 

Moderated by Dan Maccia (Community Research Foundation), panelists include: Dr. Scott Madover (Telecare), Myranda Green (Hope Network), Dr. Bruce Baker, and Holly McNerney (Community Research Foundation).