Alternative Mobile Services Association Newsletter

Georgia State Collective - Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: July 31, 10:00 AM ET Upcoming in-person meeting in Atlanta at The Carter Center Date/Time: August 18 - Logistical details to come Facilitated by Dietra Hawkins Oregon State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: September 15, 3:00 PM PT, facilitated by Andre Miller Data Special Interest Group Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: August 19, 2026 10:00 AM PT ATLANTA - Georgia’s new mental health law reshapes community clinics, expands crisis response...

Georgia State Collective - Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: July 31, 10:00 AM ET Upcoming in-person meeting in Atlanta at The Carter Center Date/Time: August 18 - Logistical details to come Facilitated by Dietra Hawkins Colorado State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: September 16, 3:00 pm MT, facilitated by Samantha Bunecke Illinois State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: July 24, 2:00 PM CT, facilitated by Alexander Heaton Oregon State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: TODAY July 21, 3:00 PM...

Welcome new AMSA members VNS Health, Cognitive Justice, Ohio State University Division of Health Management and Policy Georgia State Collective - Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: July 31, 10:00 AM ET Upcoming in-person meeting in Atlanta at The Carter Center Date/Time: August 18 - Logistical details to come Facilitated by Dietra Hawkins TOMORROW - Colorado State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: July 15, 3:00 pm MT, facilitated by Samantha Bunecke Illinois State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time:...

Georgia State Collective - Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: July 31, 10:00 AM ET Upcoming in-person meeting in Atlanta at The Carter Center Date/Time: August 18 - Logistical details to come Facilitated by Dietra Hawkins Colorado State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: July 15, 3:00 pm MT, facilitated by Samantha Bunecke Illinois State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: July 24, 2:00 PM CT, facilitated by Alexander Heaton Oregon State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: July 21, 3:00 PM PT,...

Upcoming in-person meeting in Atlanta at The Carter Center Date/Time: August 18 - Logistical details to come Facilitated by Dietra Hawkins CAMBRIDGE - Majority of CARE responses not for mental health (Cambridge Day) A civilian emergency response team created to provide an alternative to police, especially for people experiencing mental health distress, answered very few mental health calls last year – only three percent of the total, as measured by emergency dispatches.

Georgia State Collective Date/Time: June 26, 10:00 AM ET (two meetings, one registration): Date/Time: July 31, 10:00 AM ET Upcoming in-person meetingin Atlanta at The Carter Center Date/Time: August 18 - Logistical details to come Facilitated by Dietra Hawkins Colorado State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: July 15, 3:00 pm MT, facilitated by Samantha Bunecke Illinois State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM Date/Time: July 24, 2:00 PM CT, facilitated by Alexander Heaton Oregon State Collective...

AMSA State Collective Meetings Colorado State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM Next Date/Time: July 15, 2026 3:00 pm MDT/ 05:00 pm EST, facilitated by Samantha Bunecke Illinois State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM Next Date/Time: July 24, 3:00 pm EST, 2:00 PM CST/3:00 pm EST, facilitated by Alexander Heaton Oregon State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM, Next Date/Time: July 21, 2026 3:00 pm PST/6:00 pm EST, facilitated by Andre Miller EVANSTON - CARE team in sees growing success in crisis response(CBS) The small...

Empowered Leadership Coaching Program - with Dr. Kim Everett Supports practitioners leading crisis prevention and intervention programs, offering a dedicated space for reflection, growth, and skill-building - 12 CEs. Click here to register - before June 12. Dates: Twelve weeks - June 13th - August 15th.

June 4 & 5 the crisisverse convened at the Sears Tower in Chicago for the 2026Advancing the Field of Alternative Response Convening: Establishing Permanence. Two days of panels, plenaries, and plenty of socializing, with good food, smart vendors, the rooms were filled with learning and inspiration. New friends, new ideas, new energy.

OHIO - ‘Shear Hope’ launched to train stylists in mental health crisis response (Record Herald) Community of Hope, the Fayette County Suicide Prevention Coalition, has launched Shear Hope, a free mental health training initiative designed to equip stylists, barbers, estheticians, nail technicians, and other personal service professionals with the skills to recognize when a client may be struggling and connect them to help.