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Explore insights and best practices from crisis response thought leaders and experts
Featured Reports
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View ReportCommunity Impact Report
How a better crisis response model is easing pressure on systems and helping thousands get back to their lives.
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View ReportBehavioral Health True Costs Report
The true cost of defaulting to ERs and incarceration for behavioral health crises, and why it doesn't work.
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Building the foundation for stronger behavioral health systems
When resources are limited and communities must make difficult decisions, behavioral health investment needs to be both strategic and practical. The goal is not simply to add more services, but to build a system where people can access the right level of care at the right time.October 2026 -
Building the foundation for stronger behavioral health systems
When resources are limited and communities must make difficult decisions, behavioral health investment needs to be both strategic and ...October 2026 -
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Physical health care's evolution: what behavioral health can learn from the move beyond hospital-centered care
Behavioral health systems too often default to inpatient care, even when individuals may be better served in less intensive, more ...September 2026 -
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The federal policy door for behavioral health is open, and counties are ready to walk through it
County officials don't usually get to say the federal policy stars are aligning, but at the recent National Association for Counties (NACo) ...March 2026
Crisis Response Center
Progressive mental health model: a holistic approach to crisis care
When 911 is called for a mental health crisis, the default response is often law enforcement rather than mental health professionals - but a proven response ... June 2024
Featured Blog Post, Crisis Roadmap
Transforming behavioral health crisis care– a roadmap to an ideal system
In the United States, a community's response to a behavioral health crisis is often fragmented, inefficient, and inaccessible to those who need it most. In ... June 2024
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Defining crisis broadly increases access to crisis care services
As leaders in the behavioral health crisis care space, we often are asked, “What defines a crisis?”. At Connections, we believe a behavioral health crisis is ... June 2024
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The Profound Impact of Peer Support Specialists in Crisis Care
Delivering immediate, high quality behavioral health crisis care to people in need is a team effort. At Connections Health Solutions, our team is comprised of ... May 2024.jpg)
Policy, Main Menu
The “unwinding” of the Medicaid continuous enrollment condition
As of April 2023, states were able to resume Medicaid redeterminations and terminations of coverage for those no longer eligible, potentially putting millions ... March 2024
Youth Crisis