A SAMHSA sponsored two-part series webinar presented by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the National Federation of Families, took place July 11, 2022 from 1:00-2:30pm Eastern Time (Part One) and Monday, July 18, 2022 from 1:00-2:00pm Eastern Time (Part Two) called “988 and What it Means for Families of People with Serious Mental Illness”.
Description:
988*, the new three-digit number for mental health and suicidal crises, will be available nationwide by July 16, 2022. Once live, 988 is poised to change the way communities respond to people in crisis, connecting individuals to trained crisis counselors that can provide de-escalation and mental health intervention services by phone. This new number holds lots of promise, but what does this change mean for families of people with serious mental illness?
During this webinar, hear from experts about the national rollout of 988, and how families and people with serious mental illness are involved. Learn from advocates working in two different states about what is going right and where efforts are coming up against challenges. Finally, hear how your family can prepare to use 988 when it becomes available, with practical tips for crisis planning.
Learning objectives:
1)Know what is happening nationally with the rollout of 988 and how the peer and family perspective is being represented.
2)Learn from two state examples of how the peer and family perspective is being brought into discussions
3)Learn how individuals and their families can incorporate 988 in planning a possible mental health crisis
*988 will not be available widely until July 16, 2022. If you or a loved one is experiencing a crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat or text “HOME” to 741-741.
Presenters
•Stephanie Pasternak serves as the Director of State Affairs for NAMI. Stephanie leads NAMI’s state legislative work by identifying key state policy opportunities and trends and supports NAMI State Organizations (NSOs) in their state-level policy efforts.
•Joy Hogge, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of Families As Allies in Jackson, Mississippi. Dr. Hogge has an extensive background in the development, implementation, and assessment of community-based services for children with behavioral health challenges and their families.
•Chris Bouneff is the Executive Director of the Oregon chapter of NAMI. Chris oversees NAMI’s statewide public policy and education efforts, among his other duties.
•Teri Brister, Ph.D., serves as the Chief Program Officer at NAMI. Dr. Brister is responsible for ensuring that all content created and disseminated by NAMI attains the highest possible standards of accuracy, relevance, value and academic rigor. She is also the author of NAMI Basics and co-author of the NAMI Homefront program.
If you have any questions please contact Kelle Masten via email at kelle.masten@nasmhpd.org.
**We do not offer CEU credits however a letter of attendance will be available to download during the evaluation after the webinar is complete.
*** Live closed-captioning is available for this webinar, however, should you need other accommodations, please specify. Thank you!