Mobile Crisis Support

"Working in mobile crisis, the difficult part is that doing this job well you have to be willing to connect with people. I love the phrase that says “you can’t walk through mud and not get muddy. You can’t walk through water and not get wet.” We’re walking through really difficult points in people’s lives and to partner well with them and to be compassionate costs something from us. So, what keeps me coming back to work is knowing that we make a difference and that we show up. Being able to work for a program, agency and county that really support creative, out-of-box thinking allows us to be individualistic with people. You have a great opportunity with people, in the midst of crisis where they are at this point of, “I can’t keep going on as I’m going anymore.” That’s a really great opportunity for hope because they know that things need to change. It’s exciting to come to work because getting to meet people on really bad days and offer hope is really important."