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US 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline expansion

Overview

Efforts to expand and fund the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the United States have focused on public awareness and resource allocation. In North Carolina, officials have worked to normalize the service through new signage at state-owned facilities to make calling 988 as familiar as calling 911.

Following these awareness initiatives, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services received nearly $7 million in grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. This funding includes $5.2 million specifically to strengthen the 988 Lifeline for high-risk populations, alongside millions more for mobile crisis teams and maternal mental health services.

Entities

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · North Carolina

Timeline

  1. 6 days ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    North Carolina receives $7M in grants for mental health and 988 services

    North Carolina will receive nearly $7 million in federal grants to expand the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, support mobile crisis teams, and provide maternal mental health and substance use services.

  2. 15 days ago

    [HEALTH] 8 sources
    988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline sees expansion and funding challenges

    U.S. states are taking different approaches to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, with North Carolina expanding public awareness through new signage while Wisconsin faces uncertainty over long-term funding.

Sources

abc11.com · belfastmedia.com · calgarysbusiness.ca · govtech.com · kiss951.com · medicaldaily.com · racinecountyeye.com · southasiandaily.com · wisconsinwatch.org · wpr.org