CONNECTIONS

Our founders and psychiatrists Dr. Chris Carson and Dr. Robert Williamson believed there should be a better way to serve those in need of behavioral health crisis care outside of the emergency room. In 1993, Drs. Carson and Williamson developed the first behavioral health crisis observation model in Texas and quickly grew the model within Texas. In 2009, Drs. Carson and Williamson brought the crisis observation model to Arizona through ownership of the Urgent Psychiatric Center (UPC) and by founding Connections Health Solutions. After realizing the results delivered at the UPC, Connections was invited to run the Tucson Crisis Response Center in 2015... As support grows for alternatives to behavioral health emergencies, Connections is recognized as the national expert in the field and often sought out by healthcare leaders, law enforcement and criminal justice leaders, payers, and policymakers to develop and operate crisis stabilization services and partner in crisis system design and..

Also known as: Connections Health Solutions

Primary location: Phoenix United States