EVENTS

MY Fest '10 - Saturday, April 3rd

  MY Fest is a FREE community event that provides youth and families the opportunity to enjoy inspirational music, art and entertainment, and learn about the many resources available to them. Click below for more information.

CRN Registers for 2010 NAMI Walk - Sunday, March 28th

The Crisis Response Network will be a Sponsor for the 2010 NAMI Walk scheduled for Sunday, March 28^th at Tempe Town Lake. We will be looking for Walkers and Volunteers for our Booth this year.  There will be T-Shirts and Giveaways and we need to come up with a 2010 Team Name.  In 2009, we were the Crisis Cruisers, this year the Team name is again up to you!   

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Crisis Response Network, Inc. and Valley Police Departments partner in Crisis Intervention Training

The Crisis Response Network is proud to be a participant in the Crisis Intervention Training (CIT). CRN and Magellan Health Services of Arizona co-facilitate the “Overview of the Crisis System” component of the CIT curriculum. The crisis system overview provides officers with a working knowledge of available crisis services and resources, appropriate information disclosure and instructions on quickly obtaining face to face crisis intervention and transportation in Maricopa County.

Police officers are frequently called upon to respond to crisis situations involving persons with serious mental illness. The officers who respond to these calls often lack any specialized training or knowledge in dealing with the mentally ill and their families. The Crisis Intervention Training program was implemented to provide police officers insight into effectively interacting with and responding to crisis situations and persons within the mental health system. It also provides techniques and training to help to decrease situations from becoming escalated.

As the single point of contact for law enforcement and emergency medical services to obtain crisis services, CRN is committed to providing timely service to first responders.

At the April 23rd CRN Governance Board meeting, Phoenix Police Officer, Nick Margiotta presented Crisis Supervisor Jeff Dragan with Service Award from the Phoenix Police Department. The award recognized Jeff’s long standing commitment to the CIT training program and to serving the behavioral health community.

Crisis Cruisers WALK for NAMI Arizona

Tempe Town Lake/Beach Park was the site for the 2009 Annual NAMI Valley WALKS.

On Sunday, March 29th, 15 the Crisis Response Network, Inc. “Crisis Cruisers” and their family members gathered with other Behavioral Health Agencies, peers and families members from the Community to participate in the 5K walk.

As a Bronze sponsor of the Valley Walks, The Crisis Response Network, Inc. and the “Crisis Cruisers” team coordinated by Lara Koontz, Crisis Specialist from the Crisis Call Center, raised over $1500.00 which will go towards raising awareness about our Country’s need for world class treatment and recovery systems for people with mental illness.