In The News (5/6/23-5/19/23)

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

• Nat’l: The mental health crisis is costing local governments (Axios, 5/12/23)
• Nat’l: Google will soon display prewritten texts people in crisis can use to ask for help (The Verge, 5/15/23)
• AL: Bill would add $1 fee to cellphone bills to support mental health crisis care in Alabama (AL.com, 5/15/23)
• AL: Crisis care, 988 funding bill advances in Senate, work continuing in House (Alabama Daily News, 5/18/23)
• AZ: Arizona nonprofit partners with Texas health-tech firm for new crisis dispatch system (KTAR, 5/7/23)
• DE: Del. lawmakers introduce Suicide & Crisis Lifeline funding bill (WMDT, 5/16/23)
• IL: 10 Months After Starting, Here’s Where the 988 Lifeline Stands (NBC Chicago, 5/16/23)
• IN: Mental health advocates say new 988 funding will save lives (WISH, 5/16/23)
• MS: 988 provides quicker options for mental health support (The Daily Leader, 5/5/23)
• MO: Missouri sees 4,000 calls monthly through 988 suicide crisis line (KSDK, 5/10/23)
• NV: Senate Finance Committee pushes 988 funding through despite opposition from Republicans (Nevada Current, 5/9/23)
• OH: Hamilton County leads Ohio for most 988 calls thus far, Talbert House reports (WLWT, 5/16/23)
• OH: Students create campaign to combat school shootings, expand awareness of 988 suicide hotline (News 5 Cleveland, 5/16/23)
• TX: Fort Worth’s Crisis Intervention Team improves mental health response (CBS News, 5/5/23)
• VA: Northern Virginia May Get More Mental Health Crisis Centers. Here’s Why That Matters (DCist.com, 5/18/23)
• WV: 988 service number seeing significant use in first year in West Virginia (WTAP, 5/5/23)