BHCore resources is a collaborative effort of the behavioral health crisis-care community. If you have a resource that’s been helpful in your work as a frontline worker, group leader or decisionmaker, please contact BHCore at bhcore@uw.edu so that we may share it more broadly. Thank you.
Program innovation resources
Fire/EMS Agencies 2024–2025 Innovation Grants: The Washington state legislature provided funding for grants to non–law-enforcement agencies operating co-response programs. Read the full report here on the impact of these grants in building skills and local capacity.
Frontline responder resources
New and comprehensive suicide-prevention resource guide: BHCore, in conjunction with the Criminal Justice Training Commission of Washington, has published the first comprehensive resource guide to suicide prevention for first responders, law enforcement and military personnel in our state. Please download the guide here.
Handout first responders can use in the field: First responders can handout this printable postcard with key resources that individuals and families in crisis can access quickly.
Co-responder peer-to-peer support: Are you looking for emotional support from someone with first-hand frontline responder experience? Contact the CROA peer-to-peer support program and talk to a trained professional with a first-responder background. Download our information sheet for details.
Training resources
Washington State Annual Co-Response Conference: information and slide presentations from the May 2025 conference are available here; watch this space for information about the 2026 event.
Policy impact resources
Co-Response: An Essential Service— This comprehensive 2023 landscape analysis described the opportunities and barriers faced in Washington state’s crisis-response field; identified funding, training and technology gaps; and made recommendations to policymakers to improve co-response for individuals living with behavioral health issues. Read the full report or view a PowerPoint summary.
2024 Washington State Crisis Response Improvement Strategy Committee Report: A summary of accomplishments and recommendations for improvements to the state’s behavioral health crisis response and suicide prevention system. Read the report here.
2024 Global Behavioral Health Crisis Care Principles: This report developed by more than 100 public health leaders from around the world developed principles designed to help shape current delivery systems and improve outcomes for individuals affected by suicidal, mental health or substance use crises. See the full report here.
Your comprehensive suicide-prevention resource guide
Did you know that, on average, a first responder dies by suicide every month in Washington state?
BHCore, in conjunction with the Criminal Justice Training Commission of Washington, has published the state’s first comprehensive resource guide to suicide prevention for first responders, law enforcement and military personnel. Please download the guide, share it with key leaders, and post it to your website.