Get ready to unravel the intricacies of care coordination with the keen insights of Matt Miller from Connections Health Solutions. Join BP2 Health with your hosts—Justin Politi, Dave Pavlik and Ellen Brown as we share hearty laughs, neighborhood tales and lay out the facts. On this episode we will dive into the behavioral health crisis management model where strategy meets development as well as a random rendition of “Walk on the Ocean by Toad the Wet Sprocket.

 Some of the key themes we cover include:

• Expansion of crisis care legislation from only 6 states to over 30 in the past 18 months
• A recent PBS segment that featured AZ system for handling crisis including the industry leading Connections Health Solutions model where Matt leads Growth and Development
• SAMHSA 988 suicide and crisis line successes & opportunities
• Understanding that in a crisis there three key items -someone to call, someone to respond and a place to go without judgement, stigma or fear
• The phenomenon on boarding in the ER and the need to eliminate it
• How to integrate with first responders as a mental health facility
• Beyond mental health - the need for improved care coordination overall with the focus on the consumer
• Meeting people where they are
• The goal of making healthcare better for the consumer no matter the socioeconomic status of the person
• Matt’s desire to leave a legacy or working to remove the stigma surrounding behavioral health