Meet our CMRT Coordinator: Austin Theriot, BA, RPSS

• What are you most looking forward to accomplishing in your new capacity as CMRT

        Coordinator?

“I'm most excited to expand CMRT's reach past the Bossier and Caddo

metropolitan areas. We have incredible relationships with our local law

enforcement and behavioral health partners—I want to foster those

relationships in the rural parishes we serve.”

• How does the Crisis Mobile Response Team’s work impact the health and safety of our local community?

“CMRT's holistic, person-centered approach to crisis care aims to address both the

immediate needs of those experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis,

and the more systemic issues that often serve as a roadblock to long-term stability.“

• What is one of the most rewarding aspects of working in crisis response and prevention?

“Watching CMRT's peer support specialists connect with the people we serve is

incredibly rewarding. They leverage their lived experience overcoming substance

use and behavioral health challenges daily.”