In The News (2/11/23 – 2/24/23)

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

• Nat’l: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline expands capacity, access in 6 months since launch (ABC News, 2/11/23)
• Nat’l: People who face both mental illness, addiction are arrested at higher rates (Seattle Times, 2/11/23)
• Nat’l: Guest Essay: I Answer the Phone at a Mental Health Hotline. Here’s What I’ve Learned. (NYT, 2/12/23)
• Nat’l: Teen girls ‘engulfed’ in violence and trauma, CDC finds (The Washington Post, 2/13/23)
• CA: County crisis response teams surprised by calls from people ‘we didn’t even quite know existed’ (San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/11/23)
• IN: Hundreds rally to call on lawmakers to fully fund bill to create mental health crisis response system (WFYI, 2/11/23)
• IN: Indiana Senate passes bill to codify mental health services, support (95.3MNC, 2/15/23)
• IN: Op/Ed: Indiana needs comprehensive crisis response system. This bill is a good start. (IndyStar, 2/16/23)
• MD: Bipartisan group of Maryland senators back bills to create ‘world-class mental health care system’ (WTOP, 2/20/23)
• NJ: One State’s Effort to Keep Some Police Encounters From Turning Deadly (NYT, 2/9/23)
• NV: Local crisis support expert attends ‘State of the Union’ (KOLO, 2/15/23)
• OK: 988 provides look in Oklahoma call center, talks coordination with 911 (KOCO, 2/17/23)
• TN: Nashville launches first non-police response program for mental health emergency calls (WPLN, 2/8/23)
• TX: Texas mental health advocates lobbying for funding and resources to support 988 suicide prevention lifeline (KENS, 2/16/23)
• WI: The 988 Crisis Lifeline is taking more calls from Wisconsin every month. Here’s how it works. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/14/23)
• WY: As Wyoming leads the nation for suicide deaths, mental health advocates hope 988 will be established and funded in the state (Wyoming Public Radio, 2/10/23)
• WY: Lawmakers look at the 988 Suicide Prevention Bill (Wyoming News Now, 2/13/23)