Governance
National Leadership Guiding the Future of Responder Behavioral Health
The American Board of First Responder Behavioral Healthcare (FRBH) operates under the direction of a national Board of Directors responsible for guiding strategy, upholding integrity, and ensuring that FRBH’s standards remain evidence-based, equitable, and nationally recognized.
The Board provides oversight of accreditation, certification, ethics, and organizational performance, ensuring that FRBH continues to set the benchmark for behavioral healthcare in public safety.
Our governance model is rooted in accountability, transparency, and public trust—the same principles that define our national standards
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Our Purpose in Governance
The FRB Board of Directors exists to:
Safeguard the integrity and independence of FRBH’s standards, certification, and accreditation programs.
Ensure ethical conduct and compliance across all FRBH operations.
Oversee fiscal stewardship and nonprofit accountability as a nationally organized nonprofit corporation currently pending 501(c)(3) determination with the Internal Revenue Service.
Guide the long-term strategic direction of FRBH’s mission, ensuring sustainability and national impact.
Represent the collective voice of public safety and behavioral health professionals at the national level.
Governance Principles
FRBH’s governance model is built on five core principles:
Integrity
Ethical leadership and decision-making in every action.
Transparency
Open, honest communication about how standards are created, implemented, and upheld.
Independence
Governance free from conflicts of interest, ensuring impartial accreditation and credentialing.
Accountability
Clear oversight mechanisms, including ethics review and annual evaluations of organizational performance.
Representation
Inclusion of multidisciplinary perspectives from behavioral health, public safety, education, human services, and law.
Board Composition
FRBH’s Board of Directors reflects a diverse cross-section of national expertise—leaders who bring decades of experience in behavioral health, public safety, crisis response, education technology, organizational governance, law, and clinical operations.
Each member contributes unique insight into the realities of responder culture, trauma-informed care, and system-level behavioral health reform.
Committees and Oversight
FRBH maintains specialized committees to ensure focused leadership and continuous improvement:
Standards and Accreditation Committee
Oversees development, revision, and implementation of FRBH standards and evaluation criteria.
Ethics and Compliance Committee
Manages ethics investigations, Code of Ethics enforcement, and conflict-of-interest review.
Certification Committee
Governs practitioner credentialing, continuing education, and professional standards alignment.
Finance and Audit Committee
Provides fiscal oversight, audit review, and resource allocation recommendations.
Outreach and Partnership Committee
Expands collaboration across sectors, including public safety, human services, academia, and philanthropy.
Governance Transparency
As part of our commitment to public trust, FRBH maintains transparent governance practices, including:
Annual publication of the FRBH Governance Report, summarizing strategic goals, ethics activity, and key outcomes.
Disclosure of board affiliations, meeting summaries, and policy updates.
Open channels for ethical reporting and stakeholder feedback.