Building The Crisis System Vision

It’s been over two years since the launch of 988.;The 988 program has served millions of Americans—and improved its response time (see 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Two Years After Launch).;And just last week, the program announced some telephone carriers will be allowing the georouting of calls (see FCC: Carriers To Begin ‘Georouting’ 988 Crisis Line Calls To Local Mental Health Resources) with a;vote of the FCC scheduled for October 17.

While the 988 lines have been able to meet the needs of many consumers in crisis via text and telephone support . . .