Crisis Response
To reduce overreliance on police officers—particularly as first responders to people in behavioral health crisis—many communities are expanding their crisis response options. These responses are best implemented as part of a larger comprehensive, coordinated system, informed by community crisis data, and led by a diverse group of community stakeholders. Our team works with jurisdictions across the country that are serving as laboratories for innovation to ensure that behavioral health crises receive the appropriate response.
This publication outlines 3 ways state leaders can support the development of ongoing partnerships for community responder programs.
News & Analysis
Key Staff
Strategy Director, Justice & Health Initiatives
Hallie
Fader-Towe
directs
strategy
for
projects
focusing
on
improving
safety
by
better
aligning
justice
and
health
systems.
Since
joining
the
organization
in
2009
as
a
policy
analyst,
Hallie
has
worked
with
leaders
in
almost
every
state
in
the
country
on
...
policy
and
practice
at
the
intersection
of
justice,
behavioral
health,
and
housing.
She
has
led
and
overseen
projects
related
to
state
policy
on
crisis
response,
pretrial
release,
competency
to
stand
trial,
familiar
faces,
diversion,
problem-solving
courts,
and
connections
to
housing
upon
reentry
and
has
worked
with
counties
of
all
shapes
and
sizes
on
analyzing
local
data
to
design
and
implement
new
policies
and
programs.
Hallie
received
a
BA
from
Brown
University
and
a
JD
from
Harvard
Law
School.
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