Effective Crisis Response: Understanding & Responding to Serious Mental Illness
Learn how to respond effectively to individuals experiencing grave disability or serious mental illness (SMI) and help create safer, healthier communities.
October 29, 2025 at 9AM - 11:30AM ET
Why join?
Without the right training, you may put vulnerable individuals and the communities you serve at risk.
Lives depend on your ability to recognize the signs and act with confidence. The right tools can help you make safer, faster, and more compassionate decisions when it matters most.
Join us to gain practical tools to identify serious mental illness, respond effectively, and connect people to the care they need.
Plus, gain free continuing education credits (CEUs) when you register ahead of time and complete the training:
Category I CEUs for social workers & counselors
ILEA credits for law enforcement
CLE/NLS for attorneys & judges
CEUs for certified recovery specialists & community health workers
All continuing education credits are included with registration and are offered at no additional cost. It is up to the individual to properly record CEUs by checking in on time and completing the evaluation.
MEET YOUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Henry Nasrallah
Dr. Henry Nasrallah, MD is a nationally recognized expert in schizophrenia and serious mental illness (SMI). He serves as Vice Chair and Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati, where he leads neuropsychiatry, schizophrenia programs, and continuing medical education.
Dr. Nasrallah has published extensively, founded and edited leading psychiatric journals, and received top research and teaching honors, including the NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist Award and the Psychiatric Times U.S. Teacher of the Year. He co-founded the CURESZ Foundation alongside a former patient whom he successfully treated for schizophrenia, allowing her to return to college and graduate with honors in molecular biology. Dr. Nasrallah has received over 95 federal, industry, and foundation research grants and has been elected annually to the list of Best Doctors in America for the past 25 years.
What you’ll learn
Identify Grave Disability and Psychosis
Learn how to identify grave disability and repeated psychotic episodes in individuals with serious mental illness, and understand how these conditions impact safety and decision-making.
Evaluate the Need for Civil Commitment or Assisted Outpatient Treatment
Explore how to assess when civil commitment or Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) may be the least restrictive, most appropriate option for individuals in crisis.
Recognize Anosognosia
Discover why anosognosia—a neurological condition that impairs awareness of illness—can prevent treatment engagement, and what you can do to recognize it when it’s happening.
Apply Ethical and Clinical Judgement
Learn how to apply ethical and clinical judgment to engage systems of care that balance individual rights with safety, dignity, and long-term recovery.
Understand the Impact of Untreated Psychosis
Understand how untreated psychosis affects the brain over time, leading to long-term neurological and cognitive decline, and why early intervention matters.
Join us to gain the knowledge and tools you need to identify warning signs, understand the neurobiological underpinnings of severe mental illness, and engage systems of care that strive to balance autonomy, safety, dignity, and long-term recovery.
Who it’s for
CLINICIANS & CARE PROVIDERS
Psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, counselors, case managers, and certified recovery specialists.
LEGAL & LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS
Judges, attorneys, law enforcement, and others involved in civil commitment or crisis response.
COMMUNITY LEADERS & ADVOCATES
Public health workers, community health teams, nonprofit leaders, and advocates supporting individuals with serious mental illness.
