Mobile Crisis Teams

Mobile crisis teams send clinicians and crisis counselors to mental health and substance use calls, often through 988 or 911. How they are staffed, dispatched and paid for.

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
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Oct 9, 2026
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What Is a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)? How CIT WorksHow the Memphis Model trains police for mental health calls, how CIT compares with co-responder and mobile crisis teams, and what the research shows.
Noah Weinberg
Opioid Settlement Funds
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Oct 7, 2026
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Water, Socks, and No Police. Plus $2M Crisis Pilots in New YorkInside Durham's HEART team, new crisis teams in NC, MT and PA, and a diversion launch in New Jersey
Noah Weinberg
Funding
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Jun 24, 2026
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How the Trump Administration Is Reshaping Mental Health and Substance Use PolicyThe safety net is being tested from every direction. Here is where it is holding and where it is not.
Opioid Response
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Feb 25, 2026
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👮 This City's Opioid Response Team Sees 50% Jump in Patient EngagementReal-world updates on crisis response, opioid outreach, and co-responder programs shaping how communities handle behavioral health emergencies.
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
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Dec 10, 2025
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People Still Call 911 (Not 988) For Mental Health CrisesFresh data shows most crisis calls still hit 911. Plus: new CIT teams, budget wins, and why diversion is gaining momentum.
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
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Nov 26, 2025
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The Surprising Threat Facing One of North America’s Largest MCIT TeamsYour 5-minute roundup of the biggest shifts in crisis response, from MCIT reevaluations to frontline hero recognition across North America.
CIT Training
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Oct 15, 2025
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October Mental Health BriefExplore the latest in behavioral health: new crisis teams, free responder training, and community partnerships improving mental health outcomes.
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
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Sep 17, 2025
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Briefs on Crisis Intervention: New Voices, New ModelsFrom Pineville’s embedded clinician to Lansdale’s funding debate and Kuujjuaq’s mobile team, communities are reshaping crisis and co response in 2025.
Funding
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Aug 6, 2025
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Frequent Crises, Distant Help: The Rural Response Gap, High Incarceration, and More!Communities are expanding crisis teams and rethinking emergency response to prioritize care over incarceration.
Funding
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May 14, 2025
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How the Top Crisis Teams Are ExpandingFrom North Carolina to Ontario to Nebraska, new partnerships and programs are transforming how first responders handle mental health crises—one call at a time.
Mental Health
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Apr 30, 2025
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Behavioral Health in The US MilitaryFrom Ontario to the United States Military, These Stories Reveal the Growing Momentum Behind Behavioral Health Reformation of Public Safety and Mental Wellness.
Law Enforcement
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Mar 26, 2025
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The Cycle of Violence and Homelessness: How do We Break It?San Francisco, Philadelphia, Great Barrington: How Programs Are Breaking the Cycle of Violence and Homelessness
Mental Health
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Feb 4, 2025
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Badges and Behavior Talk Co-Responder Programs and More!Top Co-Responder Programs Stories and A Film-Worthy Behavioral Health Bonus Brief 

Mobile Crisis Teams

What Is a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)? How CIT Works

Water, Socks, and No Police. Plus $2M Crisis Pilots in New York

How the Trump Administration Is Reshaping Mental Health and Substance Use Policy

👮 This City's Opioid Response Team Sees 50% Jump in Patient Engagement

People Still Call 911 (Not 988) For Mental Health Crises

The Surprising Threat Facing One of North America’s Largest MCIT Teams

October Mental Health Brief

Briefs on Crisis Intervention: New Voices, New Models

Frequent Crises, Distant Help: The Rural Response Gap, High Incarceration, and More!

How the Top Crisis Teams Are Expanding

Behavioral Health in The US Military

The Cycle of Violence and Homelessness: How do We Break It?

Badges and Behavior Talk Co-Responder Programs and More!

Badges and Behavioral Health

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