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Session Location: Governors Ballroom B

Special Meeting: 988 Roundtable with SAMHSA

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