Mental Health Awareness Month 2025 – Community Crisis Response Training

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, join Riverbend for a free, community-focused training session.

IEA, or Involuntary Emergency Admission, refers to the court process by which someone is admitted on an involuntary basis to a Designated Receiving Facility for treatment. This training will focus on understanding the presentation of a mental health or substance use disorder crisis. Participants will learn trauma-informed skills to support individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder (SUD) crisis, plus gain understanding of community resources and psychiatric levels of care in New Hampshire.

Staff and volunteers from community service agencies that have regular interaction with people who experience mental health concerns will benefit from this training. Domestic violence coalitions, police departments, first responders, human service nonprofits, and Probation and Parole Officers (PPO) are welcome, but this training is also open to all interested members of our community. Educators, coaches and members of faith-based organizations may benefit as well.

Click here for more details and registration.

Riverbend clinical staff will lead the training:
• Sheila C. Mullen, LICSW – Community Support Program (CSP) Director
• Melissa Stephens, LCMHC – Director of Psychiatric Emergency Services
• Kelsey Belanger, LCMHC – Assistant Director, Community Support Program