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The Crisis Podcast
by Travis Atkinson
The Crisis Podcast provides an in-depth analysis of behavioral health crisis services from the thought leaders, advocates, and subject matter experts that design and operate these critical services. Hear from the brightest minds in emergency psychiatric care on what services and systems bring the most hope for effective mental health treatment and suicide prevention.
Episodes
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Ep. 31: Beyond the Call with Michael Randolph
Michael Randolph is the Director of Co-Response Services at Mental Health Cooperative of Tennessee, a nonprofit behavioral health organization based in Nashville. Learn more about MHC at www.mhc-tn.com. Episode music (all written by Travis Atkinson) Intro: Marionette Interlude: Trippin' Outro:...
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Ep. 30: Crisis Like Jazz with Ricky Mountsier
Ricky Mountsier serves as Vice President of Inpatient & Crisis Services at Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, where he provides strategic leadership for a comprehensive continuum of behavioral health crisis services, including mobile crisis response, crisis receiving and stabilization services…
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Ep. 29: Preparing for the Unscripted with Ariellah Goldbloom
Ariellah Goldbloom, LSW, NREMT, CRSS, is a connector at heart, bringing together people, systems, and the small moments that determine whether someone feels seen and supported. A crisis response leader and speaker, she builds programs and teams that show up when it matters most. As Director,...
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Ep. 28: Prepared & Flexible with Vanessa Pataky & Kaitlyn Ervin
Vanessa Pataky is the Senior Vice President of Crisis & Addiction Continuum at Aspire Indiana Health, where she oversees a comprehensive crisis continuum including crisis call center, mobile crisis, and the Rely Crisis Center. Kaitlyn Ervin is Senior Director of Crisis Services at Aspire, where…
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Ep. 27: Melodies & Harmonies with Johnathan Davis
Johnathan Davis is the CEO of CarePoint Response, a nonprofit organization providing crisis services in Baltimore. To learn more about CarePoint Response, visit https://carepointresponse.org/.
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Ep. 26: Vigilance & Excellence with Kris Thompson
Kris Thompson, LCSW, is the Chief Operating Officer for Lenape Valley Foundation, a behavioral health provider in Pennsylvania. I sat down with Kris to talk about his journey in crisis care, including the development of two crisis programs in the past 10 years as well as Lenape Valley's operation...
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Ep. 25: Socially Conscious with Dr. Nev Jones
Dr. Nev Jones is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh and one of the nation's leading voices on mental health systems, crisis response, psychosis, peer support, and the role of lived experience in behavioral health research and policy. With an...
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Ep. 24: Optimistic Resilience with Heather Honaker
Heather Honaker is a Managing Consultant with TBD Solutions and the President of the Crisis Residential Association. A native of northern Virginia, Heather has helped organizations across the country to build new and improved systems of crisis care. She is a nationally certified counselor with a...
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Ep. 23: Empathic Design with Stephen Parker
Stephen Parker is a behavioral health planner at the global architecture+engineering firm Stantec. Stephen is a proponent of “architect as advocate” for colleague, client, and community alike, and he believes strongly in leadership through service. With awards from Behavioral Health Business and...
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Ep. 22: Unrelenting Hope with Elan Javanfard
Elan Javanfard is a clinician with both purpose and passion, and an unrelenting advocate for humans facing mental health challenges. A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Elan is the Senior Director of Whole Person Care at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services in Los Angeles, CA. In this...
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Ep. 21: Empathy Reimagined with Dr. Scott Zeller
Dr. Scott Zeller is the founder of the EmPATH Unit, a psychiatric alternative to emergency departments and inpatient hospitals that empowers doctors and staff to effectively serve patients in emotional distress or crisis. Scott is one of the innovators in emergency psychiatry and has held...
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Ep. 20: At Home in Crisis with Michelle Grigsby-Hackett (Live at CrisisCon '24)
Michelle Grigsby-Hackett is the executive director of Affiliated Sante Group, a behavioral health provider with locations in Maryland and North Carolina. This episode was recorded live at the National Crisis Continuum Conference in October of 2024.
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Ep. 19: Pathways to Hope with Becky Stoll
Becky Stoll is the Senior Vice President of Crisis Services for Centerstone, a nonprofit health system specializing in mental health and substance use disorder services. In this interview, Becky shares her early experiences of serving people, from the hospitality industry to hospitals and crisis...
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Ep. 18: Someone to Call with Wendy Farmer
Wendy Martinez Farmer, LPC, MBA, is the Vice President of 988 Strategy, Grants and Clinical Standards. Wendy is a pioneering mental health advocate and has dedicated her career to breaking down barriers and fostering positive change in mental health care. Wendy has over 25 years of experience in...
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Ep. 17: Psychotically Optimistic with Preston Looper
Preston Looper is the founder and principal of Full Tilt Strategies, a crisis consulting organization serving clients across the country. I sat down with Preston to learn about his early days in the behavioral health system in Texas, his motivations for making the world a better place, and his...
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Ep. 16: Turning Points with Adam Graham
Adam Graham is a licensed professional counselor, consultant, advocate, and author of the book "Turning Point: How to Make the Most of Mental Health Conversations." Adam has helped communities across the country to improve their threat assessments, develop mobile crisis teams, and assess the…
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Ep. 15: Radical Hospitality with Cherene Caraco
Cherene Caraco is the CEO of Promise Resource Network, a peer-run organization operating over a dozen services in North Carolina. Cherene has grown up in the behavioral health system, both as a provider and as a service recipient. As a suicide attempt survivor, Cherene leverages her experience to...
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Ep. 14: Help Springs Eternal with Jennifer Battle
Jennifer Battle, MSW, is the Vice President of Community Access and Engagement for The Harris Center in Houston, TX, one of the 37 Local Mental Health Authorities in Texas. The Harris Center is one of the 200 crisis call centers in the country answering the 988 crisis and suicide prevention line....
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Ep. 13: Heart-Led Leadership with Justin Chase
Justin Chase is the CEO of Solari Crisis & Human Services, a national crisis call center provider based in Arizona. Over that past 7 years, Justin and his team have made amazing strides in delivering high quality support and care to those experiencing one of the worst days of their life. Justin's...
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Ep. 12: Heart Work with Myranda Green
In this episode Travis interviews crisis consultant Myranda Green. Myranda has spent much of her career working in crisis residential services as a direct support professional, case manager, and director, opening new programs across the state of Michigan and adding first-of-their-kind…
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Ep. 11: Grace for Yourself with Emily Blomme
Emily Blomme is the Executive Director of Foundation 2 Crisis Services in Cedar Rapids, IA. Foundation 2 operates the statewide crisis line for Iowa, as well as mobile crisis and dispatch services. To learn more about Foundation 2 Crisis Services, visit www.foundation2.org. To learn more about he...
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Ep. 10: Fearless Optimism with Beverly Ryskamp
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...
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Ep. 9: Ikigai with Hudson Harris
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:...
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Ep. 8: Finding Better Days with Pete Hilen
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…
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Ep. 7: Beyond Beds with Dr. Debra Pinals
In this episode, Travis interviews Dr. Debra Pinals, a psychiatrist and leader in the behavioral health crisis world. To read her Beyond Beds and Beyond Border papers, visit www.nasmhpd.org.
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Ep. 6: Breaking the Rules
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.
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Beyond Borders: Dr. Debra Pinals (Crisis Res Con 2019)
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...
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But...It's Legal: A Panel Discussion on Tobacco, Marijuana, and Prescription Drugs (Crisis Res Con 2019)
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...
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Brief Update: The Crisis Podcast & COVID-19
Hear a quick update from Travis on The Crisis Podcast and a new offshoot podcast starting addressing COVID-19 matters.
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Ep. 5: Empathy in Law Enforcement with John Wittkowski
Sergeant John Wittkowski is the Phblic Information Officer for the Grand Rapids (MI) Police Department. John talks about the evolution of empathy in law enforcement towards people with mental health and addiction issues. He shares about his police department’s journey to bringing CIT training to...
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Ep. 4: Answering the Call with Amelia Lehto
Amelia Lehto is a crisis call center expert, a suicide prevention guru, an advocate, and a social media influencer. Amelia has worked in mental health and suicide prevention for over 10 years. She has been heavily involved with organizations like the American Association of Suicidology, Kevin’s...
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Ep. 3: Finding Your Tribe with Bart Andrews
Dr. Bart Andrews is a suicide prevention specialist and mental health advocate. He is a Ph.D psychologist and the Vice President of Telehealth and Home and Community Services at Behavioral Health Response in St. Louis, MO. Bart is also a suicide attempt survivor and board member of the American...
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Ep. 2: Natural Empathy with Jessica Pirro
Jessica Pirro is the executive director of Crisis Services in Buffalo, NY. In this interview, Jessica shares her story of finding her place in domestic violence response work, her natural empathic tendencies, and her tireless efforts to improve collaboration in her hometown and beyond.
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Ep. 1: Taking Care of Your People with Lyndsay Martin
Lyndsay Martin has served her community as a behavioral health clinician, advocate, and change agent for nearly 15 years. She is responsible for many of the innovative changes in her crisis programs in the past three years, transforming them to be the premier crisis residential programs in the...
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The Intro Cast
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Crisis Podcast provides an in-depth analysis of behavioral health crisis services from the thought leaders, advocates, and subject matter experts that design and operate these critical services. Hear from the brightest minds in emergency psychiatric care on what services and systems bring the most hope for effective mental health treatment and suicide prevention.
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Travis Atkinson
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