Means Consulting · For organizations
Leadership experience for organizations that serve people.
Separate from direct counseling, Means Consulting supports organizations working in human services and behavioral health, with an emphasis on capable teams, coordinated services and professional collaboration. Specific engagements are discussed individually.
Areas of consultation
Where we can help.
Human Services Operations
Running services that work
Reviewing how services are organized, staffed and delivered so teams can serve people more effectively.
Program Development
From idea to working program
Thinking through the design, structure and practical requirements of new or growing programs.
Behavioral Health Service Coordination
Connecting the pieces
Strengthening how behavioral health services, referrals and partners work together around the people they serve.
Organizational Processes
Clarity for teams
Improving workflows, communication and accountability across multidisciplinary teams.
Service-System Improvement
Seeing the whole system
Identifying gaps and opportunities across complex service systems and partnerships.
Availability and scope of each area are confirmed during an initial conversation.
Who we work with
Organizations we may support.
Relevant experience
Decades inside complex service systems.
Kristen Means brings more than 26 years of executive leadership in child welfare, behavioral health, crisis intervention and community services — including leadership with Georgia DFCS. She has led multidisciplinary teams, managed complex service systems, overseen contracts and built partnerships with public agencies, courts, schools, hospitals and community organizations.
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Start with a conversation about your organization.
- 1. Share your organization and the challenge you're facing.
- 2. Schedule an initial conversation.
- 3. Discuss scope, approach and next steps.