In The News (10/1/22 – 10/28/22)

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

• Nat’l: Mental Health Crisis Teams Aren’t Just for Cities Anymore (KHN, 10/3/22)
• Nat’l: Here’s What to Know About 988, the New Suicide Hotline Number (Cosmopolitan, 10/4/22)
• Nat’l: Yes, 988 Is a Real US Number for Mental Health Crises and Suicidal Thoughts (Snopes, 10/24/22)
• CA: Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Establishing 988 Emergency Number For Mental Health Crises (California Globe, 9/30/22)
• CA: More calls to 988 National Suicide Hotline increases demand for volunteers (CBS News SF, 10/19/22)
• FL: Tampa Bay suicide hotline operators struggle with surge of calls (Tampa Bay Times, 10/21/22)
• FL: New program helps Escambia County deputies respond to mental health crises (WEAR, 10/21/22)
• FL: Crisis Center of Tampa Bay looks to fill several call center positions (WFLA, 10/27/22)
• GA: New 988 lifeline offers mental health support to those in crisis (Fox 5 Atlanta, 10/14/22)
• IL: Illinois is Getting Better at Answering Calls to the Suicide Crisis Line. Will Chicago’s South Side Be Left Behind? (MindSiteNews, 10/3/22)
• IL: Will the 988 hotline be the spark to change how we respond to mental health emergencies? (WBEZ Chicago, 10/5/22)
• IL: Chicago’s revamped 988 suicide ‘lifeline’ seeks to allay fears of police ties (Chicago Sun-Times, 10/17/22)
• IN: Three ways new findings by the state could change criminal justice in Indianapolis (IndyStar, 10/7/22)
• KS: Johnson County Mental Health Center to hire more call takers for its crisis hotline (KMBC, 10/3/22)
• KY: Recent tragedy high­lights concern, need for more mobile crisis units (Spectrum News, 1025/22)
• MD: Crisis Stabilization Center Coming To Frederick (WFMD, 10/21/22)
• MI: What should unarmed crisis response in Ann Arbor look like? City seeks input (MLive, 9/30/22)
• MO: Missouri sees 50% bump in calls after the launch of 988 suicide prevention number (KSDK, 10/10/22)
• NC: Charlotte police crisis team responds to increasing mental health calls (WCNC, 10/2/22)
• OH: Suicide prevention advocates want Ohioans to pay 50-cent monthly fee for 988 hotline (Columbus Dispatch, 10/25/22)
• OH: Ohio lawmakers urged to find funding for 988 suicide hotline before money runs out (WCPN, 10/25/22)
• OK: Oklahoma’s 988 mental health line responds to nearly 10,000 calls in first three months (Fox23, 10/25/22)
• PA: When mental health crises require more than a phone conversation, these mobile units come to help (Philadelphia Inquirer, 9/30/22)
• PA: Assignment incomplete: With little state guidance, schools are all over the board about sharing 988 hotline info (PublicSource, 10/8/22)
• PA: Efforts to route calls to 988 lifeline by location vs. area code (WHTM, 10/18/22)
• TN: ‘Moving in the right direction:’ 988 crisis hotline helps hundreds in Chattanooga (NewsChannel9, 10/20/22)
• TX: Opinion: Texas must prepare for success of the 988 mental health crisis hotline: NAMI El Paso (El Paso Times, 9/30/22)
• TX: Editorial: The 988 crisis hotline is in demand. Crisis counselors deserve more help. (Houston Chronicle, 10/25/22)
• UT: ‘We can figure this out’: Police, public and policymakers work to improve responses to mental health crises (Cronkite News/AZ PBS, 10/12/22)
• WY: OPINION: 988 suicide prevention lifeline connects callers with Wyo help (WyoLife, 10/11/22)
• WY & NM: Wyoming, New Mexico sees calls to suicide prevention line surge after switch to 988 crisis number (KUNR, 10/26/22)