In The News (10/29/22 – 12/2/22)
A monthly compilation of news articles on crisis response and 988 implementation.
- Nat’l: Sen. Collins Pushes for Bipartisan Support for 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (NECN, 11/2/22)
- Nat’l: Can the New 988 Crisis Hotline Fix America’s Mental Health Epidemic? (US News & World Report, 11/3/22)
- Nat’l: 12 Things You Should Know Before Calling The 988 Suicide Hotline (Buzzfeed News, 11/9/22)
- AL: AltaPointe sees rise in mental health calls (WALA, 11/3/22)
- AZ: Gilbert Police forms Crisis Response Team that focuses on calls related to mental health (Fox10, 10/31/22)
- CA: Mental health help hotline 988 will be opening a call center in Bakersfield to assist Kern County residents (KERO, 11/1/22)
- CA: Be Well program supports police response to mental health crisis calls in Southern Calif. (Police1, 11/5/22)
- CA: Santa Clara County crisis hotline is understaffed (San Jose Spotlight, 11/16/22)
- CO: Denver expands STAR program to include access to longer-term resources (9News, 11/3/22)
- CO: 988 crisis hotline connects people with LGBTQ mental health resources (9News, 11/29/22)
- ID: New 988 mental health crisis line sees increase in calls since launch (KIVI, 11/1/22)
- IN: Indiana lawmakers in talks to increase mental health funding (Fox59, 10/28/22)
- IA: Iowa City Police cars now include 988 suicide and crisis lifeline (KCRG, 11/11/22)
- LA: Calls to new 988 mental health hotline have soared in Louisiana since switch in July (NOLA.com, 11/15/22)
- MA: Calls to suicide lifeline have jumped in Mass. since number switched to 988 (WBUR, 11/1/22)
- MI: Community members rally, call on Detroit police to improve mental health-related responses (ClickOneDetroit, 11/12/22)
- MN: The Shift to Mental Health Crisis Teams (Axios Twin Cities, 10/29/22)
- MN: People in mental health crisis need healthcare pros, not cops (opinion) (Spokesman-Recorder, 11/10/22)
- MS: ‘The system is broken’: Mississippi sheriff says on law enforcement role in mental illness (Clarion Ledger, 11/15/22)
- MS: ‘The 911 of mental healthcare’: New mental health crisis hotline takes off across Mississippi (SuperTalk.FM, 11/29/22)
- NY: The importance of investing in crisis care for mental health calls (WNYT, 11/10/22)
- NY: Concerns over long wait time for 988 calls (WKBW, 11/29/22)
- OH & KY: ‘A voice that’s judgment-free:’ 988 rollout sparks rise in Ohio, Ky. mental health calls (Cincinnati Enquirer, 11/1/22)
- OH: Parents devastated after man shot by police during mental health crisis (WXIX, 11/4/22)
- OH: Cincinnati program that focuses on helping people in crisis gets more money (WCPO, 11/16/22)
- RI: Mobile mental health outreach teams will hit the road to help the vulnerable (Newport Daily News, 11/4/22)
- SC: 911 company RapidDeploy to support Greenville County mental health 988 Suicide Crisis Lifeline (WYFF, 11/1/22)
- TX: Mental health hotline call center in North Texas is looking to hire more, double the size of existing staff (CBS DFW, 11/1/22)
- TX: What it’s like for a 988 crisis hotline counselor in Houston (Houston Public Media, 11/23/22)
- UT: ‘Help me’: Bodycam shows officers shoot man after mental health crisis team requests police backup (Salt Lake Tribune, 11/22/22)
- WA: A first-in-the-nation 988 line for Native people goes live in WA (Seattle Times, 11/10/22)
- WA: Washington launches first of its kind Native American crisis hotline (KING5, 11/10/22)
- WY: Lawmakers support permanent funding for suicide lifeline (Wyoming Tribue Eagle, 11/22/22)
