The crisis diversion facility model can be a core component of a coordinated, systemic response, bringing health and service sectors together with law enforcement and first responders in a central facility.
Navigating a Mental Health Crisis: A NAMI Resource Guide for Those Experiencing a Mental Health Emergency
NAMI developed this guide to support people experiencing mental health crises, their friends, and their families by providing important, sometimes lifesaving information.
A Comprehensive Crisis System: Ending Unnecessary Emergency Room Admissions and Jail Bookings Associated with Mental Illness
This paper will serve as a roadmap on how to fund and implement a comprehensive crisis system in your community that will lower the overall cost of healthcare and dramatically reduce the time law enforcement spends engaged in addressing mental health crisis.
Making the Case for a Comprehensive Children’s Crisis Continuum of Care
This white paper describes elements of an effective mobile response and stabilization services system for children and youth, including many state examples.
Beyond Beds: The Vital Role of a Full Continuum of Psychiatric Care
This report addresses offers 10 public policy recommendations for reducing the human and economic costs associated with severe mental illness by building and invigorating a robust, interconnected, evidence-based system of care.