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Sen. Thatcher on How Utah’s 988 Legislation Was 7 Years in the Making
On March 4, Utah’s legislature passed its 988 Mental Health Crisis Assistance bill. A week later, Gov. Spencer Cox signed it into law. State Sen. Daniel Thatcher says it took seven years to get to this point. It actually started a year before Thatcher’s first three-digit bill—when in 2013, he received
Tweaking Doesn’t Cut It to Change Practice in Crisis Care
“Choice is important and crisis care systems need to make the full gamut of services available. Choice means having a variety of professions available, including peers, all of whom are able to provide the level and type of support the person desires. Lots of us have experienced harm, but that
Washington First State to Drop 988 Bill: Here’s How It’s Going
Washington was the first state to propose implementation legislation for 988, the three-digit number for behavioral health emergencies that must be available nationwide on July 16, 2022. Suicidologist Jennifer Stuber, Ph.D., helped craft it. She first heard of 988 on the news. “Just like everyone else,” she says. “I thought,
A Perfect Storm That Resulted in a Positive Outcome
“The price paid is not just in elevated healthcare spend on mental health crisis care but also in terms of public safety, the cost of law enforcement engaged in addressing mental health crises, the expense of incarceration and the impact on quality of life for individuals in the community.” This
Colleen Carr Says the COVID-19 Story is Still Being Written
Colleen Carr, MPH, is the director of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention at the Education Development Center. Even at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Carr noticed news media coverage quickly began discussing the potential impacts on mental health and suicide. The inclusion of mental health and suicide

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