The Crisis Response Improvement Strategy (CRIS) Steering Committee met to discuss continuing to support the new 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and continuing to develop recommendations for an integrated behavioral health crisis response system in Washington. Recommendations include promoting equity in services for individuals of diverse circumstances of culture, race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and for individuals in tribal, urban, and rural communities.

This meeting focused on a discussion of behavioral health crisis response for youth and transitionalaged youth.