Modern Healthcare (7/14, Devereaux, Subscription Publication) reports the 988 “mental health crisis line launches Saturday with the ambitious goals of reducing emergency department visits and encounters with law enforcement and providing ongoing care for those experiencing mental health crises.” However, aspirations in some states “are a way off from being a reality.” American Psychiatric Association President Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD, said, “What’s different and ambitious about the 988 project is that over time there are goals to have every call to the lifeline answered within local communities as opposed to as part of a national network, and also to couple the availability of call response in communities with a continuum of care to respond to and provide follow up for individuals who contact the lifeline.”
Related Links:
— “States prep for 988 mental health hotline’s national debut “Mari Devereaux, Modern Healthcare, July 14, 2022