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County Funding Opportunities to Support Community Members Experiencing a Behavioral Health Crisis, NACo 

Ensuring Coverage of Behavioral Health Emergency Services, The Kennedy Forum

Crisis Resource Need Calculator, developed by RI International & McKinsey Health Institute

Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) Contacts, SAMHSA

CMS SHO #21-008: Medicaid Guidance on the Scope of and Payments for Qualifying Community-Based Mobile Crisis Intervention Services, CMS

Op-ed: “The new mental health hotline is a key step — but it must be properly funded”, Daniel H. Gillison, Jr.

Overview of Crisis Funding Sources Available to States and Localities, Crisis Now

Policy, Legislation & Guidelines

• National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care, SAMHSA
• Public Law 116-172: National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, Congress.gov
• FCC-20-100: Designating 988 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, FCC
• FCC-21-119: Enabling Text-to-988 Access to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, FCC
• FCC: 988 Geolocation Report – National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, FCC
• H.R. 7116: The 988 Implementation Act of 2022, Congress.gov
• 988 Partner Toolkit, SAMHSA
• 988 Model Bill Template for State Legislatures, NASMHPD

Public Policy Briefs

• 988 Transforming Crisis Systems Resources, NASMHPD
• 988 Crisis Jam Learning Community, RI International
• Civilian Crisis Response: A Toolkit for Equitable Alternatives to Police, Vera Institute
• Building a modern behavioral crisis response system: The role of federal policy, Brookings Institution
• The Crisis Roadmap, NASMHPD
• Crisis Lines: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network, AFSP
• A Unified Vision for Transforming Mental Health and Substance Use Care, The CEO Alliance
• Consensus Approach and Recommendations for the Creation of a Comprehensive Crisis Response System, NAMI
• Federal Policy Brief: Crisis Response, NAMD
• Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics and County Governments, NACo 
• CCBHC Success Center, The National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Resources for Public Education & Awareness

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, SAMHSA
• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Volunteer and Job Opportunities, SAMHSA
• 988 FAQs, SAMHSA
• 988 Lifeline FAQs, Vibrant
• 988: Reimagining Crisis Response, NAMI
• What Will and Won’t Change on July 16? NAMI
• 988 Did You Know? NAMI
• 988 Social Media Shareables, SAMHSA
• Dak Prescott and Solomon Thomas on 988, AFSP
• “To make 988 truly transformative, here’s what needs to happen now,” The Trevor Project & CLASP
• Lifeline: The 988 Podcast, quick clips on basic 988 topics, featuring Shannon Scully, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute 
• 988: America’s First 3-Digit Mental Health Crisis Line, The Kennedy Forum
• Answering the Call, Part 1: America’s New Mental Health Crisis Line, Tradeoffs Podcast
• 988 Automated Call Demonstration, NE DHHS
• The Promise of 988: Crisis Care for Everyone, Everywhere, Every Time, CrisisNow
• I Answer the Phone at a Mental Health Hotline. Here’s What I’ve Learned. New York Times
• A Mental Health Crisis Deserves a Mental Health Response, NAMI
• “What the Health?” Podcast featuring NAMI Chief Advocacy Officer Hannah Wesolowski, Kaiser Health News 
• NAMI Poll Finds Public Unaware of 988 Before July Launch but Supportive of Policies to Improve Crisis Response (June 2022), NAMI

National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care, SAMHSA

From Harm to Health: Centering Racial Equity and Lived Experience in Mental Health Crisis Response, Fountain House

Veterans Crisis Line, VA.gov

A New Opportunity to Help People with Disabilities in Crisis, The Arc  

AANHPI-specific 988 Fliers and Social Media Assets for Public Awareness, NAAPIMHA

Youth Mobile Response Services: An Investment to Decriminalize Mental Health, CLASP

Civilian Crisis Response: A Toolkit for Equitable Alternatives to Police, Vera Institute

Lending Hands: Building Partnerships and Coordinated Practices Between Police and Other First Responders, NASMHPD

A Matter of Public Health and Safety: How States Can Support Local Crisis Systems, The Council of State Governments

Mental Illness in the Justice System, NAMI

In Their Own Words, NAMI

Fountain House: The Voices Within Podcast Episode 9: EMERGENCY: Stories from a Mental Health Response System in Crisis, Fountain House

I Answer the Phone at a Mental Health Hotline. Here’s What I’ve Learned. New York Times

Advisory: Peer Support Services in Crisis Care, SAMHSA

Tucson Shares Blueprint for Crisis System Success

States’ Experiences in Legislating 988 and Crisis Services Systems, NASMHPD

Mobile Crisis Teams: A State Planning Guide for Medicaid-Financed Crisis Response Services, Technical Assistance Collaborative

Toolkit for Counites: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, NACo

988 Desired Outcomes and Metrics, Nebraska DHHS

A Matter of Public Health and Safety: How States Can Support Local Crisis Systems, The Council of State Governments

How Five Jurisdictions Are Rethinking Crisis Response with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, The Council of State Governments

Privacy Considerations for State 988 Crisis Response Networks, LAC

Navigating Confidentiality in First Responder Deflection, LAC

Lifeline Performance Metrics by Month, SAMHSA

Quality Measurement in Crisis Services, The National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Taking a Look at 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Implementation, KFF

988 Desired Outcomes and Metrics, Nebraska DHHS

CCBHC Success Center, The National Council for Mental Wellbeing

NAMI/Ipsos 2023 Poll

NAMI/Ipsos 2022 Poll

• NAMI Poll Finds Public Unaware of 988 Before July Launch but Supportive of Policies to Improve Crisis Response (June 2022)
• 2022 NAMI/Ipsos Infographic
• 2022 NAMI 988 Crisis Response Research
• 2022 NAMI/Ipsos – 988 Crisis Response Research

NAMI/Ipsos 2021 Poll

• 2021 NAMI 988 Crisis Response Research
• 2021 NAMI/Ipsos – 988 Crisis Response Research

Partner Materials

• The Trevor Project-Morning Consult Poll: U.S. Adults’ Knowledge on Suicide Prevention and 988 (April 2022)
• ACEP Podcast: Suicide Awareness and Prevention – Introducing 988

#ReimagineCrisis Toolkits

Mental Health Care

• Knowledge Center: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, American Counseling Association
• Webinar: 988 – The Future of Suicide Prevention and Crisis Care, American College of Emergency Physicians
• The American Journal of Emergency Medicine: ED recommendations for suicide prevention in adults: The ICAR2E mnemonic and a systematic review of the literature, American College of Emergency Physicians
• Clinical Tool: ICAR2E: Identifying Suicide Risk, American College of Emergency Physicians

Law Enforcement