In The News (1/28/23 – 2/10/23)

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

• Nat’l: Feds say cyberattack caused suicide helpline’s outage (AP, 2/3/23)
• Nat’l: Suicide rates increase after 2 years of decline, with disparities widening (USA TODAY, 2/9/23)
• CA: L.A. County discusses success, shortcomings of its rollout of 988 (Santa Clarita Valley Signal, 1/27/23)
• CA: What Happens When You Call 911 With A Mental Health Problem? (LAist, 1/30/23)
• IL: After 988’s launch, advocates say local mental health response systems still have a ways to go (The Daily Northwestern, 2/9/23)
• KS: Kansas’ 9-8-8 crisis hotline saw 27% increase in call volume (KZRG, 2/1/23)
• KY: Kentucky’s 988 suicide prevention lifeline marks six months, records 26% increase in monthly calls (Kentucky Today, 1/29/23)
• MD: Gov. Moore and HHS Secretary Becerra talk youth mental health, including new 988 crisis line (The Baltimore Banner, 1/30/23)
• NY: Kingston launches mobile mental health pilot project (NEWS10, 2/7/23)
• NC: Joining a national trend, Durham is dispatching mental health teams — not police — to some 911 calls (WUNC, 2/6/23)
• OH: Ohio lawmakers work to fund 988 suicide prevention hotline (PBS NewsHour, 1/28/23)
• OK: Kristin Chenoweth shines light on Oklahoma’s 988 Mental Health Lifeline in new PSA (KFOR, 2/8/23)
• OR: Legislation seeks stable funding for new 988 crisis hotline (The Lund Report, 2/7/23)
• TX: Houston suicide crisis call center working to meet surge in calls to new 988 hotline (Houston Chronicle, 2/3/23)
• VA: New Polling Shows Strong Support for Mental Health Investment in Virginia (Shore Daily news, 2/7/23)
• WI: New multimedia campaign for WI 988 hotline (WDIO, 2/9/23)