VIBRANT EMOTIONAL HEALTH

For 50 years, Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant) has been at the forefront of promoting emotional well-being for all people. Through innovative programs and work administering crisis lines like the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Vibrant serves millions of individuals across the country who are at risk of suicide or mental health crises annually. Through state-of-the-art technology-enabled services, community wellness programs, and advocacy and education work, Vibrant is building a society in which emotional wellness can be a reality for everyone. As leaders, advocates, educators, and innovators in mental health, Vibrant has been raising awareness and offering support to everyone who is struggling. It works every single day to help save lives and assist people to get care anytime, anywhere and in any way that works for them. The organization is unwavering in its belief that everyone can achieve emotional wellness with the right care and support.

Advocacy Fellow

NEW YORK, NY
Supervisor: Director of National and State Policy


JOB DESCRIPTION

Vibrant is proud to serve as the administrator of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) since the program’s inception in 2005. Funded by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Lifeline provides free, and confidential support for people in emotional distress 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Lifeline consists of an expansive network of over 180 independently owned and operated crisis centers located across the United States. In 2020, Congress and the FCC designated 988 as the universal three-digit dialing code for the Lifeline in recognition of the need to increase the accessibility of these life-saving services, extend the national reach of suicide prevention efforts, and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health.

As part of the transition to 988, the Lifeline is working with Federal, State, and local entities on how this transition will occur within the states and territories. The Advocacy Fellow will work with the Lifeline team to support this transformation of the national crisis response network.

Specifically, the Innovator will:

  • Research state-specific 988 implementation concerns (including but not limited to financing, workforce, etc.).
  • Create issue white papers for use by centers/advocates.
  • Collaborate with other policy staff and the Vibrant communications team on disseminating policy developments, advocacy communications, and digital advocacy outreach.
  • Participate in mental health and suicide prevention coalition meetings and expand relationship building.
  • Engage with federal stakeholders on mental health priorities (including reviewing federal register, drafting correspondence, meeting Congressional offices).
  • Create and maintain legal and advocacy focused documents and visuals for use by centers/advocates (e.g. ensuring state map and other materials are up to date).

DESIRED SKILLS

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Proficient in MS Office applications: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Detail-oriented and able to multi-task/prioritize. A flexible work style with the ability to handle shifting priorities.
  • Demonstrate sound judgment by making appropriate decisions, exercising discretion, and knowing when to take initiative/follow-up.
  • A collaborative team player who builds professional relationships across departments and with external stakeholders.

Legal Data Manager/Scientist

NEW YORK, NY
Supervisor: Senior Data Scientist


JOB DESCRIPTION

Vibrant is proud to serve as the administrator of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) since the program’s inception in 2005. Funded by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Lifeline provides free, and confidential support for people in emotional distress 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Lifeline consists of an expansive network of over 180 independently owned and operated crisis centers located across the United States. In 2020, Congress and the FCC designated 988 as the universal three-digit dialing code for the Lifeline in recognition of the need to increase the accessibility of these life-saving services, extend the national reach of suicide prevention efforts, and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health.

The Legal Data Manager/Scientist will partner with Vibrant’s Legal and IT departments to establish a 988 overall database and data element governance, privacy, security, feed and reporting standards.

Specifically, the Legal Data Manager/Scientist will:

  • Join as a contributing member to Vibrant’s Data Governance project.
  • Partner in establishing governance/rulesets/quality standards on data contained in the 988 Unified Platform and data feeds to/from Vibrant’s network centers.
  • Collaborate on reporting and analytic methods and standards that meet reporting obligations to funders, donors, etc.
  • Partner in establishing data field ownership, security, privacy rules, terms and conditions that protect the rights of Vibrant, the network centers, SAMHSA, etc.
  • Teach and transition ongoing Vibrant Legal and IT leaders and resources what has been established and rolled out so that those remaining are enabled to support and adapt the above deliverables given changing conditions, needs, legislation, etc.

DESIRED SKILLS

Requirements:

  • A minor or set of studies/classes and/or experiences with IT and data capture, reporting and analytics.
  • Experience with project development or management to be able to contribute as part of a project team.
  • Excellent collaboration and communications skills.
  • Excellent documentation skills.

Pluses:

  • Familiarity or experience with mental health or health care legal practices.
  • Familiarity or experience with information security, compliance and privacy practices and rulesets (e.g. HIPAA, HITRUST).

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