Hope is Coming to New Mexico

A 988 Crisis Line Training

About This Event

A behavioral health crisis needs a behavioral health response. 988 was established to improve access to crisis services in a way that meets our country’s growing crisis behavioral health care needs. 988 will provide easier access to related behavioral health crisis resources, which are distinct from 911 (where the focus is on dispatching Emergency Medical Services, fire, and police as needed).

Serna Solutions is providing the following series of trainings designed to introduce the new 988 system, which launched on July 16, 2022. All are welcome to attend.

About Your Facilitator

Brian Serna, LPCC, LADAC is the CEO/Founder of Serna Solutions and is a well sought after trainer and consultant in behavioral health issues related to Evidence Based Practices, Cultural Considerations and Ethical Issues. He has a BA in Psychology from New Mexico State University and an MA in Counseling from the University of New Mexico. Mr. Serna has trained and consulted with programs in over twenty different states, five different countries, and sixteen different tribal communities. In addition to his role as the CEO of Serna Solutions he is also the Director of the Addictions, Abuse and Recovery Certificate at Southwestern College in Santa Fe, NM is the current President of NAADAC New Mexico and has been appointed to serve on Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Council on Racial Justice in the Health Subcommittee.

Mr. Serna has the following certifications:

• Member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)

• Certified as a trainer in Motivational Interviewing Supervisor Training (MIST)

• Certified trainer and supervisor in the Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT)

• Adolescent-Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA)

• Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA).

• Certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)