Mental Health Program Architect — Remote

The Dissentient Initiative is a national, nonpartisan nonprofit focused on early intervention, mental health support, and public safety resilience. We are seeking an experienced, certified Mental Health Program Architect to help design and shape the mental‑health‑focused components of our national early‑intervention model.

This role involves building the program framework that will allow the organization to provide appropriate therapeutic pathways for individuals who contact us, as well as guiding how we understand and interpret early psychological and behavioral signals.

This is a non‑clinical, program‑development role. You will not be providing therapy directly, but you will be central in designing the structures, protocols, and referral pathways that make therapy accessible, safe, and compliant.

Responsibilities

• Design and refine the mental‑health program that supports individuals contacting the Initiative
• Develop ethical, legally compliant pathways for connecting individuals to licensed therapeutic support
• Create internal protocols for early‑stage mental‑health engagement and response
• Advise on behavioral, psychological, and situational signals relevant to early intervention
• Collaborate with leadership to integrate mental‑health principles into organizational operations
• Train or guide volunteer advocates on supportive communication, red flags, and decision boundaries
• Assist in establishing escalation criteria and risk‑awareness standards
• Help ensure all processes remain grounded in professional, evidence‑informed mental‑health practice

Required Qualifications

• Licensed or certified mental health professional (LMHC, LPC, LCSW, LMFT, Psychologist, Psych RN, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience designing or shaping mental‑health programs, crisis pathways, or care models
• Strong background in behavioral health, crisis response, or threat‑adjacent psychological assessment
• Ability to translate clinical knowledge into non‑clinical, early‑intervention protocols
• Strong communication and boundary‑setting skills
• Must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with threat assessment, behavioral risk factors, or early‑signal identification
• Experience developing training or operational guidelines for non‑clinical staff or volunteers
• Familiarity with community mental health, crisis stabilization, or integrated care systems

What You Gain

• A leadership‑influencing role shaping a national early‑intervention model
• The opportunity to architect a program that bridges mental health, prevention, and public safety
• Impactful work that strengthens community resilience and provides safe pathways to care
• Flexible, remote volunteer engagement with mission‑driven collaborators