Toolkit for Counties: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
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The nationwide transition to 988 on July 16, 2022 provides an easier way for people experiencing mental distress to access the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. This number will connect callers to trained counselors 24 hours a day, seven days a week, via text, chat or phone to de-escalate and triage the behavioral health emergency. Counties play an important role in providing a robust behavioral health care continuum so counselors can provide referrals and people have access to the critical support necessary for recovery and prevention. This page features resources to help county leaders support the 988 transition and leverage this opportunity to expand access to behavioral health care for all community members.
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Events & Recorded Sessions
- Connecting Residents to Crisis Care: Implementing the 988 Suicide Lifeline in Rural Communities
- Integrating the National 988 Hotline and County Behavioral Health Continuums of Care
- Someone to Call: Reimagining the County Crisis Response System through 988 Implementation
- Before and After a Behavioral Health Crisis: Building a Continuum of Care
- Someone to Respond to a Behavioral Health Emergency: Mobile Crisis Teams
- Somewhere to Go During a Behavioral Health Emergency: Crisis Triage Centers and Behavioral Health Clinics
Latest News
- Six months after launch, how is 988 doing?
- Someone to Call During a Behavioral Health Emergency: Transitioning to 988 in Every County
- HHS awards additional funding to states and territories to support implementation of the 988 Crisis Lifeline
- FCC approves texting ‘988’ to expand access to the Suicide Prevention Hotline by next year
- House introduces bipartisan bill to support implementation of national 988 suicide lifeline
- Envisioning a new way to respond to mental health crises through 988 legislation
Partner Resources
- SAMHSA’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- SAMHSA’s 988 Partner Toolkit
- NASMHPD’s 988 Implementation Guidance Playbooks
- Vibrant Emotional Health and 988
- Vibrant Emotional Health’s 988 and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention's 988 Messaging Framework
- Pew Blog: 3 Key Considerations to Ensure Effectiveness of New 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- National Council for Mental Wellbeing's Implementing 988 and Future Priorities
