In The News (3/25/22-4/8/22)

A bi-weekly compilation of news articles on crisis response and 988 implementation.

National: The New Mental Health Crisis Hotline Could Save Lives—and Cost Them (Slate, 3/23/22)
National: Pandemic heightens focus on mental health care as new hotline number launches (ABC News, 3/30/22)
National: What Is 988, the New Mental Health Crisis Hotline? (POPSUGAR, 3/30/22)
CA: ‘People Don’t Think Clearly In Crisis:’ California Law Enforcement Turns To Mental Health Clinicians On Toughest 911 Calls (LAist, 3/28/22)
CA: Central CA suicide prevention hotline prepares for switch to 988 number (KFSN, 3/30/22)
CO: As STAR expands, community members feel left out of planning. Here’s why it matters. (Rocky Mountain PBS, 3/23/22)
CO: Call Takers Wanted: Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners Prepares For Launch Of 988 Crisis Line (CBS4 Denver, 4/6/22)
ID: Brad Little highlights Idaho’s new behavioral health resources (KTVB, 4/5/22)
ME: Mental health lifeline rollout raises questions (The Ellsworth American, 3/23/22)
MA: Mental health alternatives to policing gather steam in western Massachusetts (WBUR, 3/28/22)
NY: How New York City Must Prepare for a Successful Launch of 988 Mental Health Crisis Hotline (Opinion) (Gotham Gazette, 3/30/22)
NY: A New Mental Health Hotline Is Coming. We Need to Do Right by It. (Opinion) (Governing, 4/1/22)
NC: Charlotte launches 9-8-8 mental health crisis line (Queen City News, 3/28/22)
OR: Portland Street Response expands citywide with new answer for mental health, addiction-related 911 calls (OPB, 3/28/22)
RI: Column: Expecting police to do it all: An added way to respond to emergency calls (Newport Daily News, 4/2/22)
TN: After 50 years of taking calls, Memphis Crisis Center preps for 988 suicide hotline implementation (Memphis Commercial Appeal, 4/6/22)
WI: Wisconsin ready to launch new 988 mental health crisis hotline as rollout nears (Medill News Service, 3/31/22)
WI: Madison’s mental health crisis-response program expands citywide (Madison.com, 3/30/22)