Crisis Response and Behavioral Health

Crisis Response and Behavioral Health

About the Center

The Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health (CRBH) provides training and education to law enforcement and mental health professionals on effective response methods for encounters with individuals who are experiencing a psychiatric, substance-related, or mental health crisis. Programs address a critical need for reimagining and expanding roles and opportunities in public safety and seek to create effective partnerships between mental health and law enforcement.

Through continuing education, webinars, an annual symposium, and the nation's first graduate certificate program program in Co-Response, our curriculum offer law enforcement and co-response clinicians the skills needed to identify, manage, and de-escalate situations involving persons in crisis.

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SAVE THE DATE!

Hosted by William James College Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health

Third Annual Co-Response Research Symposium

March 24-25, 2025
Kimpton Marlowe Hotel, Cambridge, MA

This symposium will feature the research of Co-Response practitioners and scholars at the intersection of law enforcement and individuals in crisis. Registration will open the week of January 13, 2025. 

Keynote Presenters :

  • Dr. Sue-Ming Yang
    • Department of Criminology, Law, and Society, George Mason University 
  • Jessica Murphy, LMSW
    • International Co-Responder Alliance Board Chair
 

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International Co-Responder Alliance

The CRBH is a participating member  of the International Co-Responder Alliance (ICRA). The ICRA was established to unite, promote, strengthen, and expand multi-disciplinary co-responder programs, while improving outcomes for first responders, behavioral health professionals and individuals affected by behavioral health issues.

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Department of Mental Health Jail Diversion Programs Learning Management System

In July 2024, The Center launched the Department of Mental Health Jail Diversion Programs (DMH-JDP) Learning Management System (LMS). This initiative, aligned with the provisions of Mass. General Laws c.19 § 25 (2018), is designed to ensure easy access to the Center’s recommended trainings, along with other valuable educational resources.

Access the LMS Here