Vice President of Justice and Crisis Response
BHR
Saint Louis, Missouri
Felicia Spratt is the Vice President of Justice and Crisis Response at Behavioral Health Response, a premier crisis and mental health service provider serving the St. Louis metropolitan area and Midwestern region.
As a leader and champion for social services for nearly 15 years, Felicia has devoted her career to highly vulnerable populations and communities. Her broad experiences range from working with youth and families as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Social Worker at Employment Connections in Durham, NC, Assistant Clinical Director of behavioral health at TrueCore Behavioral Solutions in Tampa, FL, Residential Program Manager with Places for People in St. Louis, MO, to becoming a catalyst for mental health equity which she proudly facilitates in her current role today.
Felicia is most recognized for building community coalitions, establishing strategic interagency partnerships, and leading community-wide change. Her expertise in implementing region-wide initiatives and managing crisis and trauma-care teams, facilities, and organizations has enabled her to form cohesive relationships with local behavioral health providers, police departments, emergency medical responders, hospitals, and state and local government officials.
In February 2021, Felicia’s most recent accomplishments consisted of St. Louis’ first of its kind, Crisis Response Street & Triage Unit, the 911 Call Diversion, where calls are transferred from the St. Louis cities 911 Dispatch Communication Center to BHR, an external entity, and St. Louis CARES initiative funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). She celebrates the work of her clinical team, breaking down knowledge gaps and communication barriers through information and training when addressing mental, behavioral, trauma, and substance crises. Her initiatives have significantly reduced incarceration and hospitalization rates due to improved awareness, interactions, and proper diagnoses when serving individuals and communities suffering from mental turmoil.
Felicia has a love of learning. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri and a May 2024 Ed.D. doctorate candidate in Community Care and Counseling from Liberty University.
A23 - Integration of Equity in Care Across Quint-response Models
Monday, April 15, 2024
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT