Join Clear Pathways for a presentation of two completed research phases examining adult mobile crisis (AMC) services across Ohio, along with an early look at how we’re translating those findings into action.
Phase I explored what best-practice AMC response actually looks like, drawing on in-depth interviews with behavioral health providers statewide and benchmarking their approaches against state and national standards. Phase II examined what it truly costs to operate AMC programs, who is currently paying for those services, and where gaps in sustainable funding leave these programs at risk.
Together, these findings offer critical insights into how providers are operating and why current payment structures make it difficult to sustain high-quality mobile crisis response services in the long term. The implications are significant for providers managing operational sustainability, for payers and funding partners determining how services are resourced and sustained, and for policymakers seeking durable solutions to Ohio’s behavioral health crisis infrastructure.
The session will close with a preview of the AMC Alternative Payment Model (APM) Demonstration developed directly in response to what Phases I and II uncovered — and a look at what comes next.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify the core components of best-practice AMC response and describe how Ohio providers currently align with state and national standards.
- Understand the true cost of operating AMC and articulate the gaps that risk the long-term sustainability of high-quality crisis services in Ohio.
- Describe the rationale and design of Clear Pathways’ AMC APM Demonstration and its potential to address systemic barriers identified in the research.
