GAINS Center CCRP Grantee Portal2025-06-20T09:14:05-04:00

GAINS Center CCRP Grantee Portal

Welcome to the Community Crisis Response Partnerships (CCRP) Resource Library! This page is designed for communities working with the GAINS Center. In this library, you will find resources, archived monthly topical calls, and a request form for technical assistance.

If you have questions about the content on this page, please reach out to the GAINS Center team: apaucar@prainc.com.

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Upcoming Events

July 8th, 2025 at 12:00PM ET: Office Hours (Project Evaluators)
July 14th and 15th, 2025 at 9:00AM ET: Training – Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
July 15th, 2025 at 1:00PM ET: Community of Practice – Presentation/Workshop (Project Directors)
July 29th, 2025 at 1:30PM ET: Webinar – Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
August 4th, 2025 at 12:00PM ET: Community of Practice – Presentation/Workshop (Project Evaluators)
August 5th, 2025 at 2:00PM ET: Community of Practice – Presentation/Workshop (First Responder Partners)
August 13th and 14th, 2025 at 12:00PM ET: Training – Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
August 21st, 2025 at 12:30PM ET: Community of Practice – Presentation/Workshop (Crisis Counselors)

**Registration links will be sent via CCRP ListServ

Technical Assistance Meeting Matrix

Event	Frequency	Who should attend?	Purpose	Mandatory or Encouraged
GPO Call	Monthly-organized by GPO	PD, Evaluator, GPO, personnel requested by PD	Grant-related update call with assigned GPO	Mandatory
1:1 TA Call	Quarterly	PD, Evaluator, personnel requested by PD	Quarterly meeting with Technical Assistance Team to discuss TA needs	Mandatory
Community of Practice	Intermittent	Role specific to Community of Practice	Communities of Practice are convened by the TA Team for persons with like roles associated with the grant. These guided discussions will allow Project Directors and Evaluators to connect with other PDs and EVs at Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 sites.	Encouraged
Special Event Webinars and Training Opportunities	Intermittent	Anyone associated with the Grantee	Special event webinars and training opportunities are held throughout the year and are generated based on grantee-expressed interests associated with the crisis continuum.	Encouraged

Resource Library

911/988

988 Convening Playbook: Lifeline Contact Centers | NASMHPD
988 Convening Playbook: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Providers | NASMHPD
988 Convening Playbook: Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) | NASMHPD
988 Convening Playbook: States, Territories, and Tribes | NASMHPD
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Fact Sheet | SAMHSA
The Community Responder Model: How Cities Can Send the Right Responder to Every 911 Call | Center for American Progress
911 Distressed Caller Diversion Program in Broome County, New York | The Academic Training to Inform Police Responses
From Crisis to Care: Building from 988 and Beyond for Better Mental Health Outcomes | NASMHPD
New Research Suggests 911 Call Centers Lack Resources to Handle Behavioral Health Crises | Pew Charitable Trusts
Implementation of the 988 Hotline: A Framework for State and Local Systems Planning | Technical Assistance Collaborative
988 Implementation and Future Priorities | NASMHPD
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Timeline | SAMHSA
Reimagining Mental Health Crisis Response through 988 | New York State Psychiatric Institute
Preparing Law Enforcement for Embedded Clinicians | CSJ Justice Center
Connected and Strong: Strategies for Accessible and Effective Crisis and Mental Health Services | SAMHSA
Crisis Systems Coordination and Collaboration: Leveraging Strengths and Opportunity of 988 and 911 | SAMHSA
Advising People on Using 988 Versus 911: Practical Approaches for Healthcare Providers | SAMHSA

Best Practices

College AIM: Alcohol Intervention Matrix | SAMHSA
Roadmap to the Ideal Crisis System | National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Civil Commitment and the Mental Health Care Continuum | SAMHSA
BestPractices4Data: Sharing Innovations and Best Practice for Grantees, from Grantees | SAMHSA
A Better Response: Improving America’s Mental Health Crisis System | Inseparable
Peer Support Services Across the Crisis Continuum | SAMHSA
Recovery-Oriented, Person-Centered Behavioral Treatment | SAMHSA
The Role of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in Crisis Services and Systems | National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Parity Action Plan: For Emergency Behavioral Health Crisis Care | RI International
Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Services | SAMHSA
Advisory: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Disorders | SAMHSA

Clinical Resources

Brief Screener for Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs | SAMHSA
Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A Clinician’s Guide | SAMHSA
Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse | SAMHSA
Adverse Life Experiences and Brain Function: A Meta-Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings | JAMA Network
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Practice Guides | SAMHSA
Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide (Third Edition) | SAMHSA
Strategies to De-Escalate Aggressive Behaviors in Psychiatric Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
A Practical Guide to Psychiatric Advance Directives | SAMHSA
First-Episode Psychosis and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders | SAMHSA
Psychosocial Interventions for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness | SAMHSA
Implementing Complex Care Models to Reduce Frequent Service Utilization among Individuals Experiencing Mental and Substance Use Disorders | SAMHSA
Planning for Your Mental and Physical Healthcare and Treatment | New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services
SAMHSA Program to Advance Recovery Knowledge | SAMHSA
Psychiatric Advance Directives | Copeland Center
National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Early Serious Mental Illness | SAMHSA
Olmstead v. L.C. Resources | SAMHSA
National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directive | NRC PAD
Psychiatric Advance Directives to Promote Community Living | SAMHSA
Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health | SAMHSA
Overview of Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) | SAMHSA
Prime Screen Flowchart (Psychosis Screening) | Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
PQ-B Screening Tool (Psychosis Screening) | University of California
Guide to Long-Acting Medications: Antipsychotic Medications and Medication Assisted Treatment Medications for Clinicians and Organizatons | National Council for Mental Wellbeing
SAMHSA Guidance on Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults | SAMHSA

Community Responders

Community Responder Liability | Law Enforcement Action Partnership
Overview of Community Responder Programs | CSG
Emerging Practices to Elevate and Replicate Community Responder Programs Nationwide | CSG

Criminal Legal System Diversion

Hundreds of Mississippians Are Jailed for Mental Illness Every Year. 5 Takeaways from Our Reporting So Far | Mississippi Today

Data

Evaluation

Cooperative Agreements for Innovative Community Crisis Response Partnerships: Evaluator Breakout Follow-Up Discussion | SAMHSA’s GAINS Center
Assessing the Impact of Co-Responder Team Programs: A Review of Research | Academic Training to Inform Police Responses

Funding

Housing

Boosting the Power of Harm Reduction | Homeless & Housing Resource Center
Low-Barrier Shelter: Policies into Practice | Homeless & Housing Resource Center
Treatment, Housing, and Outreach Support for Individuals with Psychotic Disorders | Homeless & Housing Resource Center

Law Enforcement

Medicaid/Coverage

Mobile Crisis

New Orleans Mobile Crisis Intervention Unit (MCIU) Implementation and First 90-days Summary | Resources for Human Development
Be the Change: Ensuring an Effective Response to All in Psychiatric Emergency Equal to Medical Care | NHS Clinical Commissioners, RI International
The Behavior Problems Inventory for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities – Short Form | Johannes Rojahn
Behavioral Health Emergency Alternative Response: A Texas Statewide Update | Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
Mitigating Crisis with Presence: Developing Mobile Crisis Response to 988 | SAMHSA’s GAINS Center
Crisis Services: Meeting Needs, Saving Lives | SAMHSA
Responding to Individuals in Behavioral Health Crisis via Co-Responder Models: The Roles of Cities, Counties, Law Enforcement, and Providers | Policy Research, Inc. National League of Cities
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Methods for Using Data to Inform Practice | SAMHSA
Community Engagement Resources: Media Toolkit | SAMHSA
National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care – A Best Practice Toolkit | SAMHSA
How Small Law Enforcement Agencies Respond to Calls Involving Persons in Crisis: Results from a National Survey | National Policing Institute
Civilian Crisis Response: A Toolkit for Equitable Alternatives to Police | Vera
National Survey of Mobile Crisis Teams | Vibrant Emotional Health
State Mobile Crisis Teams, 2023: NRI’s 2023 State Profiles | NRI
Crisis Services: General Medical and Psychiatric Approaches to Care Delivery | SAMHSA
Mobile Crisis Teams: A State Planning Guide for Medicaid- Financed Crisis Response Services | Technical Assistance Collaborative

Peers

When There’s a Crisis, Call a Peer: How People with Lived Experience Make Mental Health Crisis Services More Effective | Bazelon Center
How Can a Peer Specialist Support My Recovery From Problematic Substance Use? | SAMHSA
Advisory: Peer Support Services in Crisis Care | SAMHSA
The Complexity of Workplace Wellness | Peer Recovery Center of Excellence
Peer Possibilities: National Peer Workforce Summit | SAMHSA
Issue Brief: Expanding Peer Support and Supporting the Peer Workforce in Mental Health | SAMHSA
Peer Recovery Center of Excellence | SAMHSA
Listening to the Peer Support Workforce – Top Ten Priorities: An Action Agenda | Temple University Collaborative

Rural Communities

Sample Policies and Procedures

Sequential Intercept Model Mapping

Peer Support Roles Across the Sequential Intercept Model | Policy Research Associates
The Sequential Intercept Model: Advancing Community-Based Solutions for Justice-Involved People With Mental and Substance Use Disorders | Policy Research Associates
Integrating SOAR within the Sequential Intercept Model | SAMHSA

SMVF Crisis Intercept Mapping

Crisis Intercept Mapping for SMVF Suicide Prevention | SAMHSA’s Service Members, Veterans, and their Families Technical Assistance Center
Ways Veterans Differ from the General Population | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Suicide Prevention

African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence – Suicide Prevention Resource Guide | African American BH Center of Excellence
Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Resource Tool for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities | Ohana
Equity Focused Suicide Prevention Resources for Older Adults | SAMHSA
Latines and Suicide Prevention Resource Guide | SAMHSA
Prevention and Treatment of Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among College Students | SAMHSA
Advisory: Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Use Treatment | SAMHSA
Treatment for Suicidal Ideation, Self-Harm, and Suicide Attempts Among Youth | SAMHSA
Issue Brief: Black Youth Suicide Prevention | SAMHSA

Sustainability

Crisis Now Scoring Tool | Call Center Hub
Crisis Now Crisis System Calculator (Basic) | Call Center Hub
Staffing Calculator for USA | Call Center Hub

Tribal-Specific Resources

Working With Tribal Communities | American Indian Health Commission for Washington State
Building Indigenous Future Zones: Four Tribal Broadband Case Studies | Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Tribal Sovereignty and the Indian Health Care System Series | Learn About Treatment
Unique Aspects of the Indian Health Delivery System | American Indian Health Commission for Washington State
The National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda | SAMHSA
BestPractices4Data: Understand Unique Data Concerns When Working with Tribes | SAMHSA

Workforce

10 Tips to Effectively Manage a Hybrid Team | ActivTrak
Addressing Burnout in the Behavioral Health Workforce Through Organizational Strategies | SAMHSA
Behavioral Health Workforce is a National Crisis: Immediate Policy Actions for States | HMA, National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Building New Horizons: Opening Career Pathways for Peers with Criminal Justice Backgrounds | SMI Adviser, NASMHPD
Advancing Adult Compassion Resilience: A Toolkit for Health Care Agencies | Rogers InHealth, Wise
Roadmap to the Ideal Crisis System | National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Workforce Resource Guide | NASMHPD
Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach | SAMHSA
Addressing Burnout in the Behavioral Health Workforce Through Organizational Strategies | SAMHSA
First Responders and Disaster Responders Resource Portal | SAMHSA
The Effects of Trauma on First Responders | SAMHSA
First Responders – Behavioral Health Concerns, Emergency Response, and Trauma | SAMHSA
A Guide to Managing Stress for Disaster Responders and First Responders | SAMHSA
Sustaining the Crisis Workforce: A National Road Map | National Action Alliance For Suicide Prevention
Top 10 De-escalation Tips | Crisis Prevention Institute
Sustaining the Crisis Workforce | National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
Growing and Strengthening the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Workforce | SAMHSA
Practical Guide for Expanding the Community-based Behavioral Health Workforce | SAMHSA

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