Special Meeting: 988 Roundtable with SAMHSA

April 24, 2024

1:00 pm –

2:00 pm

Tracks: Hot Topics

The American Ambulance Association Board of Directors and Professional Standards Committee are hosting a special meeting with SAMHSA’s 988 & Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office. Members of the Joint National EMS Leadership Forum and State Ambulance Association Leaders are invited to attend.

Panelists:

Tiffany Russell, Chief of Crisis and Justice Initiatives, 988 & Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Richard McKeon, Senior Advisor, 988 & Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Focus:

Welcome & Introductions
Brief overview of 988 | Findings from the March 1st convening of Emergency First Responders
Roundtable discussion on the intersection between 988 and 911

Speakers:

Dr. Richard McKeon
Senior Advisor, 988 and Crisis Office
SAMHSA

Richard McKeon Ph.D., MPH received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona, and a Master of Public Health in Health Administration from Columbia University. He has spent most of his career working in community mental health, including 11 years as director of a psychiatric emergency service and four years as Associate Administrator/Clinical Director of a hospital based community mental health center in Newton, New Jersey. In 2001,...

Tiffany M. Russell, MBA
Chief of Crisis and Justice Initiatives
SAMHSA

As the Chief of Crisis and Justice Initiatives with SAMHSA’s 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Coordination Office, Tiffany serves as an advisor to the 988 director and other members of SAMHSA’s senior leadership in planning and determining policy, programs, and activities that address complex challenges in coordination of 988 crisis centers with law enforcement, 911 call centers, and emergency medical service providers. She also develops, recommends, and implements programs and...