Rachel Bromberg
Co-Founder of the Reach Out Response Network
Rachel Bromberg is the Co-Founder of the Reach Out Response Network, which is an advocacy-focused non-profit dedicated to supporting the city of Toronto in designing and implementing a civilian-led mental health crisis service, which will be piloted in early 2022. She is also the Executive Director of the International Crisis Response Association, which is a service providers network connecting folks across Canada and the United States who are building or leading community responder programs in their communities. Rachel is also a JD/MSW student at the University of Toronto, and she works with the education department at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health providing trauma-informed de-escalation training to inpatient and outpatient staff.
Community responder programs position health professionals and trained crisis staff as first responders to behavioral health crises and…
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