Mental Health and Crisis Intervention

Topics

• Crisis Lines, 911, or 988? Navigating the Maze (2 discussions)
  “Which number do you call when you’re falling apart?”
• Involuntary Holds and Consent: Help or Harm? (2 discussions)
  “Can care still be care if it’s against your will?”
• Social Media and Public Judgment (2 discussions)
  “A viral clip is powerful—but is it the full truth?”
• LGBTQ+ Mental Health Crises and the Role of Affirming Care (2 discussions)
  “Being seen can be the difference between life and death.”
• Neurodivergence in Crisis: When the System Doesn’t Understand You (2 discussions)
  “You’re not dangerous. You’re overwhelmed.”
• Peer Support Teams: Healing from Lived Experience (2 discussions)
  “Sometimes, only someone who’s been there gets it.”
• Preventing Crisis Before It Starts (2 discussions)
  “Intervention isn’t just a moment—it’s a continuum.”
• Racial and Cultural Bias in Crisis Intervention (2 discussions)
  “Same symptoms, different response.”
• The Revolving Door: Emergency Rooms, Jail, and Back Again (2 discussions)
  “Crisis isn’t a crime—but it sure feels like one.”
• Trauma-Informed Crisis Response (2 discussions)
  “No yelling. No force. No assumptions.”
• When De-escalation Fails: The Use of Force in Mental Health Calls (2 discussions)
  “What happens when calm doesn’t work—or isn’t even tried?”
• Who Should Respond to a Mental Health Crisis? (2 discussions)
  “Send help—not harm.”