Session Description:
This virtual working session treats the COMPASS Crisis Navigation Plan as a document to pressure-test what happens during a crisis, not an introduction. Programs that have a plan in template form often discover the gaps only when something happens. This session creates space to find the gaps in advance, walking the plan through realistic scenarios in breakout rooms and naming where it works and where it stalls.
Through scenario walk-throughs and structured debrief, participants will work through two scenarios against their own plan -- one acute, one involving a staff member whose own capacity is at the edge. They will identify where the plan breaks down, what revision is needed, and how to run the same exercise with their staff back at their site.
By the end of the session, participants will leave with at least one revision planned to their Crisis Navigation Plan, clarity on the staff handoff during a crisis, and a short protocol for facilitating the same scenario walk-through with their team.
Intended Audience:
Program Directors and senior staff likely to hold MH Oversight. EDs welcome.
Raven Blue, Program Manager
Raven Blue is the Program Manager for Disaster Services at Vibrant Emotional Health. She manages training, partnerships, and special projects that support disaster behavioral health and community resilience efforts. Her work focuses on connecting people, building collaborative relationships, and creating practical resources that help organizations and communities prepare for and recover from challenging events.
Over the course of her career, Raven has worked across nonprofit, higher education, and behavioral health settings, bringing together diverse partners to support shared goals. She enjoys developing learning opportunities, coordinating subject matter experts, and creating systems and processes that help programs grow and thrive.
When she’s not working, Raven can usually be found tending to her ever-growing collection of houseplants, watching murder mysteries, or introducing her daughters to a new anime series.
Krystalyn Kass, MA, MSEd
Assistant Vice President, Center for Learning and Development
Krystalyn is a dedicated lifelong learner with a profound commitment to improving the human experience through education.
With a passion for translating theory into action, Krystalyn obtained a Master's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Education and Special Education for grades K-6. Her experience includes teaching and school leadership roles spanning elementary through high school, with a focus on childhood development and positive psychology.
At Vibrant, Krystalyn leads the Center for Learning and Development, where her team works alongside communities to bridge connections, build practical skills, and create systems of care that hold under pressure. Together, they bring training, technical assistance, consultation, curriculum development, and expert convenings to partners across crisis navigation, youth mental health, peer support, and disaster behavioral health. For Krystalyn, the goal is always the same: a world, built together, where the systems meant to support people actually do.
Organization: Vibrant Emotional Health
Website: https://www.vibrant.org/
Org Description: Vibrant Emotional Health is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting mental health and emotional well-being for individuals, families, and communities. Through training, consultation, crisis services, and community-based programs, Vibrant equips organizations with practical tools and strategies to support resilience, mental wellness, and trauma-informed care.