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New Report: Communities Creating Mental Health Crisis Systems

A groundbreaking new report from the Committee on Psychiatry and the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry and released by the National Council for Behavioral Health, outlines the steps we must take now – before the launch of 9-8-8 – to ensure people in crisis receive the high-quality behavioral health services they need. The report, “Roadmap to the Ideal Crisis System,” provides a detailed vision for communities creating mental health crisis systems to guide this important work. Read the full report or the executive summary.