Our Mission
We unite partners to deliver trainings and develop evidence-informed solutions that strengthen the behavioral health workforce, prevent suicide, and close critical gaps in care.
About Us
Built on a Decade of Partnership. Driven by a Future of Healing.
Born from more than a decade of statewide training and coalition work at the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs, ORBIT was created to strengthen Oregon’s overburdened behavioral health workforce and suicide prevention efforts.
We partner with the clinicians, peer specialists, crisis responders, and community leaders who hold Oregon’s community behavioral health system together. Through evidence-informed training, peer networks, and technical assistance, we strengthen skills, prevent burnout, and create a community of support for those on the front lines.
Our training programs and suicide prevention initiatives reach across the state, tailored for both urban and rural communities. We developed and continue to lead Oregon’s first Mobile Crisis Training Academy, coordinate the Alliance to Prevent Suicide, and seed community-driven solutions through mini-grants and innovation initiatives. At every level, we reinforce overwhelmed systems with practical tools and evidence-informed strategies.
What guides us is simple: people and partnerships. We innovate with the communities we serve, elevate lived experiences, and build networks that share knowledge and sustain care.
As we grow, we remain a trusted convener and practical problem-solver, turning evidence into action. Working together, Oregon can prevent suicide, respond to crisis with dignity, and expand pathways to healing. We believe no person should feel they are facing behavioral health crises alone. ORBIT (Oregon Behavioral Health Innovation and Training) is here to help communities build pathways toward prevention, healing, and resilience.
Impact at a Glance
10+ Years of Impact:
Rooted in over a decade of statewide coalition-building and workforce development through AOCMHP.
Statewide Coverage:
Providing tailored training and support to clinicians and community leaders in all 36 Oregon counties—from urban centers to the most rural regions.
Pioneering Training:
Founder and leader of Oregon’s first Mobile Crisis Training Academy, setting the standard for frontline crisis response.
Statewide Coordination:
Serving as the central hub for the Alliance to Prevent Suicide, driving the state's unified strategy for life-saving intervention.
Innovation Seeded:
Empowering local leaders through mini-grants that fund grassroots, community-driven behavioral health solutions.
Our Values
We Lead with Compassion
We prioritize empathy and care for the under-supported behavioral health workforce and the communities they serve.
We Advance Equity
We promote culturally and linguistically inclusive support for every Oregon community, so that no one is left behind in moments of need.
We Champion Empowerment
We equip the service delivery system with skills and strategies to lead with confidence and act decisively.
We Strengthen Human Connection
We cultivate life-saving partnerships that foster belonging, collaboration, and shared accountability across the field.
We Create What’s Needed
We offer innovative, evidence-driven solutions that respond to the systemic challenges that communities face.
Meet the People Behind the Work
Our team brings deep experience in training, prevention, and community partnership to strengthen Oregon’s behavioral health system.