MACMH Proudly Partners with MetrCCS for their Minnesota Mobile Mental Health Crisis Response VIRTUAL Summit
Greetings!
MetrCCS, supporting mobile mental health crisis response in the 7-county metro area, is thrilled to host our 7th annual statewide virtual summit. We thank the partners that have been with us from the beginning: DHS for funding; and MACMH for all the technical support they give us to make this possible.
The Minnesota Mobile Mental Health Crisis Response VIRTUAL Summit has become a prominent annual event that brings together leading professionals, experts, and innovators to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and advancements in mental health crisis response. This year’s summit promises to be an exceptional gathering featuring inspiring keynote speakers, thought-provoking discussions, and workshops.
Our Event Goals are:
+ Provide top-notch training to mobile mental health crisis responders and their partners around the state to ensure that people experiencing a mental health crisis receive the best possible care.
+ Elevate the field of mobile mental health crisis response as a sustainable, skilled profession.
+ Build a well-rounded body of online training content that mental health crisis workers can access 24/7.
If you have any questions, please email info@macmh.org.
We invite you to submit a proposal to present virtually at the Annual Minnesota Mobile Mental Health Crisis Response Summit! Proposal deadline: Monday 4/1/26
Submit a proposal by Monday 4/1/26.
The planning committee reserves the right to exclude incomplete or inappropriate submissions. Presenters will be notified by May 31, 2026 of acceptance.
Archiving and curation of the content on the MetrCCS website. This training is provided for the purposes of strengthening the effectiveness of local mental health crisis response team members. The training will be provided live via webinar for those able to be present on the date of the training. Due to the nature of crisis response services, however, many team members will need to be staffing the crisis lines and/or out on a crisis call. Because of this, the webinar will be available for later viewing by crisis workers and summit attendees on the password-protected training portal of the MetrCCS website. MetrCCS will collect no fees for use of these training materials, nor will MetrCCS knowingly allow the materials to become available for public use.
This is a virtual event. You will be attending through zoom.
Tuesday, August 4, 8:30 am
Keynote : Hope That Holds Under Pressure
Jimmie Heags Jr.
Tuesday, August 4, 10:00 am
Contagious Calm: Co-regulation and Sensory Support in Crisis Care
Kathy Magnussen
Culture in Crisis Response: An Intercultural Approach to Assessment and Action
Onkar Sawardekar
The Courage to Respond Differently: Building Adult Capacity to Transform Crisis Moments
Angie Erickson & Jennifer Sheppard
Tuesday, August 4, 11:45 am
Suicide Prevention Regional Coordination System
Sara Salas Ramirez
Micro Self-Care for Mobile Crisis Responders: Brief Skills to Prevent Burnout
Rebecca Hubbard
TBA
TBD
Tuesday, August 4, 1:00 pm
Motivational Interviewing 101: Approaches to working with resistant clients
Christopher Lawler
Creative Strategies to Build Community Awareness
Laura Thro
First Contact: How Online Influencers and AI Are Shaping Youth Mental Health
Erin Walsh
Tuesday, August 4, 2:15 pm
Cultural Effectiveness (Title Pending)
Malack Nyokwoyo
A DBT-Informed Approach to Crisis Intervention with Youth and Families
Daniel Landauer
Remaining Curious When You’re Running on Empty
Laura Thro
Tuesday, August 4, 4:00 pm
Compassion in Action: Harm Reduction Through the Decades
Jennifer Fukuda
Spill the Tea on ADHD: Understanding ADHD During Times of Stress and Crisis
Kathy Flaminio & Judy Richardson Mahre
What to know about working with people with physical disabilities (title pending)
Rachel Garaghty
Wednesday, August 5, 8:30 am
Keynote: Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Mental Health Crisis
Charlie Jaschek