In The News (9/2/22 – 9/30/22)

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

• Nat’l: Calls to suicide prevention lifeline rose 45% after changeover to 988 number (CNN, 9/9/22)
• Nat’l: US to Award $35M in Grants to Tribes for 988 Crisis Line (AP, 9/9/22)
• Nat’l: New 988 mental health crisis line sees jump in calls and texts during first month (NPR, 9/10/22)
• Nat’l: Mental Health Crisis Leads Hospitals to Create a New Type of ER (Bloomberg, 9/26/22)
• AL: New mental health crisis center in Huntsville ‘will change lives’ (AL.com, 9/19/22)
• CO: Aurora looks to expand program that offers an alternative response to mental health crises (Rocky Mountain PBS, 9/25/22)
• CT: Connecticut suicide help calls up 50% since new 988 hotline launched (News12, 9/21/22)
• FL: Call volumes quadruples at Crisis Center of Tampa Bay since launch of ‘988’ crisis line (WTSP, 9/16/22)
• FL: The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay gets more funding to hire 988 staff (WUSF, 9/20/22)
• GA: High number of rural Georgians call in to new 988 suicide prevention phone line (GPB, 9/9/22)
• GA: Georgia’s new 988 mental health crisis hotline is already responsive (AJC, 9/15/22)
• GA: Georgia’s 988’s rollout exposes more mental health needs (Axios Atlanta, 9/21/22)
• IA: National Alliance on Mental Illness exec says 988 working well in Iowa (RadioIowa, 9/5/22)
• KS: New ‘mobile crisis response team’ to play a key role in Douglas County’s response to behavioral health crises (Lawrence Journal-World, 9/17/22)
• LA: The launch of 988 to assist those in mental crisis in Louisiana is off a promising start (Louisiana Radio Network, 9/7/22)
• MN: After spike in calls to new suicide prevention number, experts say more funding is needed (KTSP, 9/2/22)
• MN: Minneapolis’ mental health responders provide alternative to police (Axios Twin Cities, 9/16/22)
• MN: More people getting help in Minnesota after 988 suicide hotline change (KMSP, 9/19/22)
• MO: As calls to mental health line rise in Missouri, some worry about long-term funding (STLPR, 9/2/22)
• NV: Nevada expert says more are using 988 suicide prevention lifeline than originally anticipated, defends against critics (KVVU, 9/12/22)
• NC: ‘You’re not alone’: NCDHHS Secretary talks about increased use of 988 and the push for more affordable mental health services (WECT, 9/8/22)
• OK: New 988 crisis hotline bridging gap in Oklahoma’s mental health services (KOKH, 9/6/22)
• OK: Editorial: 988 hotline part of effort to help lower suicide rate in Oklahoma (KOCO, 9/10/22)
• OK: OKLAHOMA FILM BEING FILMED WITH ‘988’ PARTNERSHIP (News9, 9/22/22)
• OR: US support to go for mental health crisis teams in Oregon (AP, 9/13/22)
• OR: Portland Street Response hoping to benefit from historic mental health funding in Oregon (9/14/22)
• SC: SC 988 suicide crisis hotline sees influx of calls, seeks more funding (WLTX, 9/14/22)
• SC: SC Department of Mental Health hopes to open 988 call center in Charleston by early 2023 (WCIV, 9/19/22)
• TX: Nearly 40 percent increase in calls after rollout of 988 suicide and crisis hotline in Houston (Houston Public Media, 9/9/22)
• UT: New nationwide 988 suicide and crisis hotline sees success in Utah (KSLTV, 9/9/22)
• WA: King County officials float $1.25B behavioral health ballot measure (Axios Seattle, 9/27/22)
• WV: Calls to Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 988 number continue rising (WTAP, 9/9/22)