In The News (4/22/23-5/5/23)

A brief compilation of news articles on crisis response and 988 implementation.

• Nat’l: The Veterans Crisis Line is fielding a record number of cries for help, VA stats show (NBC News, 4/22/23)
• Nat’l: Rise in suicide-related ED visits among youth raises larger questions around mental health care (STAT, 5/2/23)
• AL: Bill to collect phone surcharges to fund 988 crisis care system filed in Alabama House (1819 News, 4/27/23)
• AZ: Nationwide Behavioral Health Crisis Line Sees Post-Pandemic Rise in Calls (The Epoch Times, 4/24/23)
• AZ: Solari and Rainbow Health Announce New Mobile Crisis Team Dispatch System to Respond to 988 and Crisis Calls (PR Newswire, 5/3/23)
• DC: Coalition seeks to overhaul D.C.’s response to mental health crises (Washington Post, 5/3/23)
• IN: Mental health bill’s final form leaves advocates disappointed (The Herald Bulletin, 5/1/23)
• IN: 4C Health mobile crisis unit an example for state (The Pharos Tribune, 5/4/23)
• MA: Mass. set up a mental health hotline. 6,000 people called in the first 3 months (WBUR, 5/1/23)
• ND: Mental health support bolstered by suicide review panel, crisis line funding in North Dakota (INFORUM, 5/3/23)
• NY: Report calls for crisis hotline to replace 911 for mental health emergencies in NYC (Gothamist, 4/25/23)
• NY: ‘Wellness Hub’ would divert those in crisis from courts, motels and ER (Times Union, 4/28/23)
• LA: La. launches campaign to raise awareness about 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (WAFB, 5/2/23)
• OH: Dayton plans Crisis Response Unit, moving mental-health calls away from police (Dayton Daily News, 4/21/23)
• OH: New Montgomery County mental health crisis center set to open in early summer (WYSO, 4/25/23)
• PA: ‘A better approach’: WellSpan crisis counselors aid police on mental health calls (WellSpan, 5/2/23)  
• PR: Puerto Rico’s 988 System: Director Dr. Monserrate Allende Santos Shares How Being a Trusted Crisis Line Made the Transition to 988 Seamless (CrisisTalk, 4/25/23)
• SD: Mental health hotline sees results in first months of service (SDPB, 4/28/23)
• TX: Local advocates push legislators to strengthen 988 suicide lifeline with more funding (KSAT, 5/2/23)
• WA: Washington to invest more in 988 mental health crisis line (Crosscut, 4/21/23)
• WI: 988 hotline: Counselor’s own grief helps others through crisis (FOX6, 4/26/23)