COMMUNITY COLLABORATION

Crisis Response Network, Inc. works with the following community partners on projects of mutual interest.

Adult Consumers and Parent and Family Organizations
The Crisis Response Network, Inc. has partnered with consumer groups and parent and family organizations in Maricopa County on several recent initiatives, including a proposal to provide Crisis Transition Navigator services to residents of Maricopa County. If funded, the service will provide assistance to Non-Title XIX/Non-Seriously Mentally Ill adults in resolving their immediate behavioral health crisis, support them in linking to needed services and help reduce the likelihood of future crisis events.

Maricopa Consumer Advocates and Providers (MCAP)
The Crisis Response Network, Inc. is a member of MCAP and participates in the MCAP Crisis Subcommittee. The Subcommittee is comprised of service providers committed to ensuring that individuals have easy access to a full array of behavioral health services including crisis care and that individuals receive the right service at the right time.

Local Police Departments
The Crisis Response Network, Inc. participates in the Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) for police officers. The goal of the training is to educate police officers to effectively work with individuals with mental health and/ or substance abuse disorders and their families.
Staff members from the Crisis Response Network, Inc. also meet monthly with representatives from the Phoenix Police Department to foster the network’s ability to respond to police requests for crisis intervention for individuals or families who are experiencing a distressing situation that has involved police intervention.