In The News (3/11/23-3/20/23)

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

• CA: Sacramento Republic FC uniforms to feature suicide and crisis lifeline number (KTXL, 3/18/23)
• FL: Pensacola now has its own certified 988 suicide prevention counselors. Why it saves lives. (Pensacola News Journal, 3/15/2023)
• GA: Mental health co-response program start in Douglas County on Monday (11alive, 3/18/23)
• IL: Bloomington’s PATH is answering 300+ calls per day from 988 suicide and crisis hotline (WGLT, 3/13/23)
• IL: Ecker’s Crisis Stabilization Program helps bridge gap in access to behavioral health care (Daily Herald, 3/16/23)
• IN: Clergy seeks fully funded mental health crisis response system in Indiana. (WTHR, 3/14/2023)
• KS: Kansas City-area mental health centers ramping up services after increase in 988 crisis hotline calls (3/20/2023)
• MA: Somerville explores alternative crisis response, just one process that may reshape city policing (Cambridge Daily, 3/09/23)
• MD: Behind the scenes: How crisis call centers help people in distress (WBALTV, 3/10/23)
• MN: Early Assessment of the New 988 Mental Crisis Hotline (WETA, 3/10/23)
• MO: Kansas City-area mental health centers ramping up services after increase in 988 crisis hotline calls (KSHB, 3/20/23)
• NJ: Fatal Police Shooting Prompts Demand for Inquiry of Troubled Department (NYT, 3/13/23)
• NC: 988 expansion enhances support for North Carolina’s LGBTQ+ community (FOX8, 3/10/23)
• ND: Legislature takes steps to fund 988 (KFVR, 3/16/23)
• TX: This Texas crisis center fields half the state’s 988 suicide hotline calls. Their VP describes how they handle it. (Insider, 3/15/2023)
• VA: Nearly 50% increase in 988 call volume in Southwest Virginia (WSLS, 3/20/23)
• WA: Washington state may boost 988 hotline funding as demand grows (Crosscut, 3/13/23)
• WI: Experts say Dane County Mental Health Crisis Triage Center will fill mental health care gap (Channel3000, 3/10/23)