The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) has released the 2025 National Guidelines for a
Behavioral Health Coordinated System of Crisis Care, providing a
framework to improve crisis response nationwide. The guidance is
comprised of two finalized documents:
SAMHSA is accepting public comments on the draft toolkit through
March 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Public
comments can be submitted via the form provided on the
SAMHSA webpage. SAMHSA is broadly seeking feedback regarding
what is helpful and what to change in areas such as clarity,
consistency, coverage of key information, comparison with current
practices, implementation feasibility, and/or other concerns. For
questions regarding the toolkit or public comment submission
process, please email MCTtoolkitPublicComment@jbsinternational.com.
