Weekly News Wire | June 30, 2021
SAMHSA Awards Vibrant Emotional Health The $48 Million Contract To Manage the 988 Dialing Code For The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
On June 16, 2021, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced that Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant) will be administrator of the new 988 dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline). SAMHSA awarded Vibrant two five-year grants totaling $48 million. This funding also supports the national Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH), a subnetwork of the Lifeline. Vibrant, in partnership with SAMHSA, has administered the Lifeline since its creation in 2005.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) designated 988 as the new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on July 16, 2020. The National Suicide . . .
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