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The Crisis Podcast

Travis Atkinson
Trieste, Italy
Chicago
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
San Francisco
Psychosis
Coercion
Crisis Residential
Crisis Residential Association
DBT
Hearing Voices Network

The Crisis Podcast provides an in-depth analysis of behavioral health crisis services from the thought leaders, advocates, and subject matter experts that design and operate these critical services. Hear from the brightest minds in emergency psychiatric care on what services and systems bring the most hope for effective mental health treatment and suicide prevention.

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Latest Episodes

Kris Thompson, LCSW, is the Chief Operating Officer for Lenape Valley Foundation, a behavioral health provider in Pennsylvania. I sat down with Kris to talk about his journey in crisis care, including the development of two crisis programs in the pas... more

Dr. Nev Jones is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh and one of the nation's leading voices on mental health systems, crisis response, psychosis, peer support, and the role of lived experience in behavi... more

Heather Honaker is a Managing Consultant with TBD Solutions and the President of the Crisis Residential Association. A native of northern Virginia, Heather has helped organizations across the country to build new and improved systems of crisis care. ... more

Stephen Parker is a behavioral health planner at the global architecture+engineering firm Stantec. Stephen is a proponent of “architect as advocate” for colleague, client, and community alike, and he believes strongly in leadership through service. more

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Recent Guests

Nev Jones
Dr. Nev Jones, researcher and professor at the University of Pittsburgh; advocate for people with mental illness
University of Pittsburgh
Episode: Ep. 25: Socially Conscious with Dr. Nev Jones
Heather Honaker
Managing consultant at TBD Solutions; president of the Crisis Residential Association; crisis services leader focused on alternatives to psychiatric hospitalization
TBD Solutions; Crisis Residential Association
Episode: Ep. 24: Optimistic Resilience with Heather Honaker
Stephen Parker
Mental and behavioral health planner at Stantec
Stantec
Episode: Ep. 23: Empathic Design with Stephen Parker
Elan Javanfard
Senior Director of Whole Person Care, Crisis Services and Substance Services at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services; adjunct professor; Jewish mental health advocate
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Episode: Ep. 22: Unrelenting Hope with Elan Javanfard

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 18 ratings
  • All the thought and insight we’ve been looking for!

    Travis does a phenomenal job asking the right questions to get the answers and information we have been needing to hear. All episodes are relevant, important and very informative. The Crisis Podcast is entertaining, packed full of great information and thoughtful interviews that provide an amazing perspective on commonalities and challenges of modern day crisis work on a micro and macro scale. Thought provoking, inspiring and brimming with information that will help educate and inform any listen... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    DanaBog93
    United States2 years ago
  • Hudson Harris

    What a terrifically informative interview - filled with great data and insight on what needs to change in our American mental health system! Outstanding information

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    misskerry55
    United States6 years ago
  • Perfection

    The perfect representation of this field and work!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MyrandaSuG
    United States6 years ago
  • Insightful

    Well done - a needed area for discussion. Thank you

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Satk33
    United States6 years ago
  • Good job!

    So glad you started this podcast Travis, so needed in our field, glad we met up this last year!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    crisis matters
    United States6 years ago

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Ep. 24: Optimistic Resilience with Heather Honaker
Q: What advice would you give someone considering a career in crisis services?
She advises trying out volunteering or entry-level roles to understand the field, stresses the importance of personal self-care, and notes that you don't need to be a therapist to be therapeutic in crisis work, given the diverse pathways into the field.
Ep. 24: Optimistic Resilience with Heather Honaker
Q: How did you handle leadership during the pandemic at Sunshine Lady House?
Heather shares that she started on her first day just before lockdown, valued the predecessor's mentorship, kept the program open without COVID-related closures, managed staffing challenges, and learned to balance safety with humane, home-like care.
Ep. 24: Optimistic Resilience with Heather Honaker
Q: What makes a good supervisor in behavioral health crisis settings?
She emphasizes confidence, decisiveness, genuine care for staff and service users, and the ability to stay calm and adaptable when plans go awry, as well as fostering a supportive, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented environment.
Ep. 24: Optimistic Resilience with Heather Honaker
Q: Tell us about how you got into working in Crisis Services.
Heather describes starting in crisis services after learning about a local crisis residential program, moving from a group home into crisis stabilization, and pursuing leadership roles through persistence and a strong commitment to helping people in crisis.
Ep. 25: Socially Conscious with Dr. Nev Jones
Q: As a researcher, what are the two intersecting buckets that your work falls into, and how do they relate to coercion and poverty?
Her work sits at the intersection of coercive practices in mental health systems and the structural precarity created by poverty, showing how top-down control and poverty shape experiences of crisis and access to care.

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