In The News (6/3/22 – 6/17/22)

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

• National: There’s a new national hotline for mental health. How will we pay for it? (NBC News, 6/7/22)
• National: Most states appear unprepared for national suicide hotline 988 to take effect (The Hill, 6/7/22)
• National: Call 988, Not 911: Everything You Need To Know About The New Suicide Prevention Hotline (Essence, 6/9/22)
• National: Report: New 3-digit suicide prevention hotline needs significant improvements (K-12 Dive, 6/10/22)
• National: 988 Mental Health Hotline: What It Is and What It Means for You (CNET, 6/10/22)
• National: Beginning in Mid-July, Dial 988 for the Mental Health Hotline (Smithsonian Magazine, 6/13/22)
• National: Mental Health Hotline 988 Will Launch Nationwide on July 16 (People, 6/15/22)
• CA: California Prepares to Launch a Mental Health Hotline (The New York Times, 6/13/22)
• IL: 988: Hiring Underway in Illinois to Staff National Mental Health Hotline Launching Next Month (NBC Chicago, 6/13/22)
• IL: NAMI Chicago prepares for launch of mental health crisis hotline (WLS, 6/13/22)
• KS: Gov Kelly Signs Bill Establishing A Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Hotline (Gardner News, 6/10/22)
• KY: Mental health advocates in Kentucky applaud new national 988 suicide hotline (WDRB, 6/14/22)
• ME: Staffing issues will slow rollout of Maine’s new 988 mental health hotline (Bangor Daily News, 6/9/22)
• MA: Massachusetts prepares for the 988 suicide prevention hotline: ‘It’s about helping more people and decreasing the stigma’ (Boston Herald, 6/7/22)
• MI: Local mental health groups ‘optimistic’ on 988 hotline rollout (WOOD, 6/8/22)
• MO: New mental health hotline launches in July; will aid in mental health crises (KOMU, 6/7/22)
• MO: Ozark Center to be one of 200 original call centers for 988 crisis line (KOAM, 6/14/22)
• MT: New emergency mental health crisis center planned for Missoula (Billings Gazette, 6/7/22)
• NE: ‘Lives at stake’: Nebraska working on 988 hotline for mental health emergencies (KETV, 6/7/22)
• NE: New 988 mental health hotline rollout in Nebraska (WOWT, 6/14/22)
• NV: Nevada building behavioral health infrastructure, starting with new 988 hotline (Nevada Current, 6/13/22)
• NC: ‘Game-changer:’ NC to launch new 988 mental health hotline (WRAL, 6/14/22)
• OR: Lines for Life prepares for launch of nationwide mental health hotline (KGW8, 6/10/22)
• PA: 988 Mental Health Hotline: local 911 center reacts (WJAC, 6/7/22)
• PA: A new mental health emergency number launches in July. Some hope 988 is a catalyst for bigger change (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/8/22)
• RI: Mental health professionals say Rhode Island is ready for 988 phone number shift (WJAR, 6/8/22)
• SC: Suicide Lifeline funding would help call centers if passed, but not right away (WCBD, 6/9/22)
• SC: 988 hotline launches next month, but will South Carolina be able to handle the calls? (WCIV, 6/13/22)
• TX: Call centers struggle to hire for nation’s new mental health crisis line (WFPL, 6/7/22)
• TX: 988, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number, picked as easy-to-remember digits (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6/14/22)
• VT: Vermont to launch 3-digit number for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in July (VT Digger, 6/12/22)
• WA: 988 suicide lifeline facing local, national staffing shortages ahead of July 16 launch (MyNorthwest, 6/7/22)
• WY: Wyoming Planning A Media Campaign For Its 988 Launch (OpenMinds, 6/9/22)