Registeration for the June 9-10 Alternative Mobile Services Association virtual conference on mobile crisis and alternative response is now open! Use the BLUE BUTTON on this page to get registered. Remember – AMSA organizational members attend free.

 

	KEYNOTE – Driving Legislative Change and Stakeholder Alignment to Redesign First Response Amy Barden Smith Ed.D – Seattle CARE Department Linked In
	KEYNOTE – Reflections and Projections on the Federal Landscape Tahir Duckett, JD – Center for Innovations in Community Safety Linked In
	AMSA Legislative Advocacy – Workforce Development Amy Watson, PhD – Wayne State University Linked In
	AMSA Legislative Advocacy – Workforce Development Victoria Bautista, JD – Legislative Director for Rep. Adam Smith Linked In
	Navigating Transitions While Expanding Programs for Individuals Experiencing Psychiatric Crisis Stephanie Lewis, LMFT – Alameda County Behavioral Health
	Navigating Transitions While Expanding Programs for Individuals Experiencing Psychiatric Crisis Sarah Ou, LCSW – Alameda County Behavioral Health Professional Site
	Inter-Jurisdictional Collaboration to Transform the First Response System Brook Buettner, MPA, LICSW – Regional Crisis Response Agency Linked In
	Exploring the Continuum of Mobile Response Efforts in New York City Jeff Coots, JD – John Jay College of Criminal Justice Linked In
	Driving Legislative Change and Stakeholder Alignment to Redesign First Response Amy Barden Smith Ed.D – Seattle CARE Department Linked In
	Peer Support Values in Crisis Response Earl Miller – Wildflower Alliance Linked In
	Lessons Learned from Launching a Community-Based Behavioral Health First Responder Pilot in Minneapolis, MN Candace Hanson, MA – Canopy Roots Linked In
	San Diego MCRT and how we lead with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Alisha Eftekhari, LMFT- San Diego County Linked In
	San Diego MCRT and how we lead with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Piedad Garcia, Ed.D LCSW – San Diego County Linked In
	Alternative Responders in Prostitution: Improving the Path to Empathy, Understanding, and Safety Cassie Wood – Olympia Crisis Response Unit Linked In
	An Alternative Response to Domestic Violence Thea Sebastian, JD – The Futures Institute Linked In
	Reimagine a First Response to Domestic Violence Michelle Fernando MA – Council for State Governments Justice Center
	Redefining Crisis Care with Mobile Services in Wayne County Grace Wolf – Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network Linked In
	Guidelines for Effective Post-Crisis Follow-Up Becky Stoll MSW – Centerstone Tennessee Linked In
	Street Response in Miami Armen Henderson, MD MBA – Dade County Street Response Linked In
	Crisis Now: Responding to Behavioral Health Emergencies in Fairbanks Brenda MacFarlane – City of Fairbanks Linked In

AMSA partners with the Center for Innovations in Community Safety and The Policing Project to host an in-person conference – Advancing the Field of Alternative Response – June 3-5, 2025 at New York University School of Law.

The virtual conference is June 9-10, 2025.

The Alternative Mobile Services Association is an emerging group of professionals and peers with the purpose of researching, assessing, and identifying best practice models of mobile response services that support or are alternatives to traditional 911 emergency response, police services, and unnecessary hospitalization. Additionally, the association seeks to promote networking and cooperation among providers, jurisdictions and allied stakeholders interested in alternatives to conventional policing.

The Alternative Mobile Services Association supports street-level alternatives to police.

What are Alternative Mobile Services? 

Alternative mobile services encompass a variety of responses to the immediate needs and crisis situations in the community. Mobile services can include street outreach vans that provide supplies and support to the homeless, mental health agencies that provide in-person mobile response to clients in suicidal crisis (either immediately or within 24 hours), police programs that pair a clinician with a police officer to respond to mental health related calls, and hospital-based outreach programs which provide services in their community. A mobile service is simply any service that works with high-needs populations and meets them where they’re at, in their own space, to get them the help they need in a moment of need or distress.

If you work for a municipality or a state, a college or university or research institute, or a non-profit organization, join AMSA as an organizational member. All staff associated with AMSA organizational members have access to the AMSA benefits, such as ~

• Access to monthly virtual AMSA Talks with expert speakers + Q&A
• Free access to the AMSA virtual conference – June 9 & 10, 2025
• National compendium of mobile medical crisis articles, research, and materials from partner agencies
• Information about private, state and federal funding sources
• Mutual and technical support from subject area and field experts
• Weekly online newsletter written for mobile crisis team providers and stakeholders

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