Selina Popovich Evans, LCSW, was recently promoted to serve as Benchmark Human Services’ (Benchmark’s) Georgia State Director of Crisis Services. Popovich Evans will oversee Benchmark’s mobile crisis response services (MCRS), which operate in Regions 1, 4, 5, and 6 of Georgia, as well as our nine short-term crisis homes and two transitional care homes.
“Benchmark has been providing crisis services in Georgia for well over a decade,” says Popovich Evans. “We have an amazing team of Peer Support Specialists, Direct Support Professionals, Registered Behavior Technicians, and more. This work is only made possible through the efforts and compassion of so many, including the clinicians, nurses, and Board Certified Behavior Analysts across the state.”
Popovich Evans has worked for Benchmark since 2014. She started as an MCRS Clinician. Later, she was promoted to a Regional Director role, where she oversaw mental health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) mobile crisis response in Region 4 and directed two crisis homes. Outside of her experience at Benchmark, Popovich Evans has also served on the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Advisory Board and become a YTT-200 Certified Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor. Popovich Evans has experience serving a variety of populations in crisis, including individuals with IDD and behavioral health needs.
“In crisis services, we are engaging with individuals at some of the most difficult moments of their lives. It is such a humbling experience to be witness to these moments and work to instill hope for the future,” says Popovich Evans. “Serving people in those moments and supporting people so they can live their lives to the fullest—that makes our work so meaningful. I’m excited to lead this phenomenal team.”
Benchmark is an industry leader in mobile crisis response services, having successfully launched programs in Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, and Oklahoma.
To learn more about how Benchmark can support your state’s mobile crisis response system, please contact our Development team: [email protected].