Erica Chestnut-Ramirez is the Regional Vice President at LaFrontera Arizona in the Central region of Arizona. She oversees all operations at EMPACT-Suicide Prevention Center, which has 9 facilities across Maricopa and Pinal Counties. Erica is a 2002 graduate of Arizona State University’s Masters of Counseling Program and is independently licensed as a Substance Abuse Counselor through the AZ Board of Behavioral Health. Erica has been working in the public mental health system in Arizona for 24 years. Throughout her career she has worked with all major populations, including individuals with serious mental illness and both adult and children with general mental health and substance use issues. Erica has over 15 years of experience in crisis services (adult and child) and has conducted numerous trainings nationally and internationally related to the effective use of Mobile Crisis Teams. She is an instructor in crisis training and suicide prevention, including having served as a lead instructor for the Phoenix-Metro CIT Program as well as being a certified Mental Health First Aid instructor.
Erica Chestnut-Ramirez, MC, LISAC
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