Adam Graham is a licensed professional counselor, consultant, advocate, and author of the book "Turning Point: How to Make the Most of Mental Health Conversations." Adam has helped communities across the country to improve their threat assessme

Episode 15: Radical Hospitality with Cherene Caraco

Mar 13th, 2023 1h 2m

Cherene Caraco is the CEO of Promise Resource Network, a peer-run organization operating over a dozen services in North Carolina. Cherene has grown up in the behavioral health system, both as a provider and as a service recipient. As a suicide

Episode 14: Help Springs Eternal with Jennifer Battle

Feb 1st, 2023 1h 6m

Jennifer Battle, MSW, is the Vice President of Community Access and Engagement for The Harris Center in Houston, TX, one of the 37 Local Mental Health Authorities in Texas. The Harris Center is one of the 200 crisis call centers in the country

Episode 13: Compassionate Leadership with Justin Chase

Jan 8th, 2023 1h 8m

Justin Chase is the CEO of Solari Crisis & Human Services, a national crisis call center provider based in Arizona. Over that past 7 years, Justin and his team have made amazing strides in delivering high quality support and care to those exper

Episode 12: Heart Work with Myranda Green

Sep 2nd, 2021 1h

In this episode Travis interviews crisis consultant Myranda Green. Myranda has spent much of her career working in crisis residential services as a direct support professional, case manager, and director, opening new programs across the state o

Episode 11: Grace for Yourself with Emily Blomme

Jul 19th, 2021 1h 1m

Emily Blomme is the Executive Director of Foundation 2 Crisis Services in Cedar Rapids, IA. Foundation 2 operates the statewide crisis line for Iowa, as well as mobile crisis and dispatch services. To learn more about Foundation 2 Crisis Serv

Episode 10: Fearless Optimism with Beverly Ryskamp

Apr 20th, 2021 1h 7m

Beverly Ryskamp is the Chief Operating Officer at Network180. During her career in public behavioral health, Beverly has led conversations around system improvements and been a contributing author to legislative advocacy. In this episode, Bever

Episode 9: Ikigai with Hudson Harris

Dec 27th, 2020 1h 17m

Hudson Harris is a mental health mastermind, suicidologist, and resiliency expert. In this episode, Hudson teaches me new words like "ikigai" and preaches a powerful sermon on return on investment in crisis services. To learn more about ikiga

Episode 8: Finding Better Days with Pete Hilen

Nov 14th, 2020 1h 10m

Pete Hilen is a husband, father, licensed therapist, and crisis services advocate. Pete works for Telecare Corporation, one of the largest crisis residential providers in the country. Pete also serves on the board of the Crisis Residential Asso

Episode 7: Beyond Beds with Debra Pinals

Oct 16th, 2020 1h 4m

In this episode, Travis interviews Dr. Debra Pinals, a psychiatrist and leader in the behavioral health crisis world. To read her Beyond Beds and Beyond Border papers, visit www.nasmhpd.org.

Episode 6: Breaking the Rules

Oct 9th, 2020 29m 33s

In this episode, Travis emerges from the depths of social lockdown to provide an update on the crisis system landscape in 2020 and beyond. For more information about the Crisis Residential Conference taking place virtually October 14th & 15th

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Beyond Borders: Dr. Debra Pinals (Crisis Res Con 2019)

May 16th, 2020 56m 41s

In this episode, recorded at the 2019 Crisis Residential Conference, Dr. Debra Pinals presents on the importance of a behavioral health crisis continuum in effective service delivery, as well as lessons learned from other countries in mental he

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But...It's Legal: A Panel Discussion on Tobacco, Marijuana, and Prescription Drugs (Crisis Res Con 2019)

Apr 27th, 2020 56m 40s

In this episode, Travis shares a panel discussion from the 2019 Crisis Residential Conference on the use of substances like tobacco, marijuana, and controlled substances during crisis residential treatment. Moderated by Dan Maccia (Community R

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Brief Update: The Crisis Podcast & COVID-19

Mar 22nd, 2020 1m 21s

Hear a quick update from Travis on The Crisis Podcast and a new offshoot podcast starting addressing COVID-19 matters.

Episode 5: Empathy in Law Enforcement with John Wittkowski

Mar 19th, 2020 1h 8m

Sergeant John Wittkowski is the Phblic Information Officer for the Grand Rapids (MI) Police Department. John talks about the evolution of empathy in law enforcement towards people with mental health and addiction issues. He shares about his pol

Episode 4: Answering the Call with Amelia Lehto

Mar 9th, 2020 1h 6m

Amelia Lehto is a crisis call center expert, a suicide prevention guru, an advocate, and a social media influencer.Amelia has worked in mental health and suicide prevention for over 10 years. She has been heavily involved with organizations li

Episode 3: Finding Your Tribe with Bart Andrews

Mar 2nd, 2020 1h 4m

Dr. Bart Andrews is a suicide prevention specialist and mental health advocate. He is a Ph.D psychologist and the Vice President of Telehealth and Home and Community Services at Behavioral Health Response in St. Louis, MO. Bart is also a suicid

Episode 2: Natural Empathy with Jessica Pirro

Feb 24th, 2020 48m 28s

Jessica Pirro is the executive director of Crisis Services in Buffalo, NY. In this interview, Jessica shares her story of finding her place in domestic violence response work, her natural empathic tendencies, and her tireless efforts to improve

Episode 1: Taking Care of Your People with Lyndsay Martin

Feb 5th, 2020 52m 9s

Lyndsay Martin has served her community as a behavioral health clinician, advocate, and change agent for nearly 15 years. She is responsible for much of the innovative changes in her crisis programs that transformed them to be the premier crisi