Sen. Thatcher on How Utah’s 988 Legislation Was 7 Years in the Making
State Sen. Daniel Thatcher on how the idea for a three-digit number for mental health and suicide crisis in Utah transformed the national landscape.
Bill O’Quin’s Son Was in Mental Health Crisis: A Prison Restrained Him for Days
When Bill O’Quin's son, David, experienced a mental health crisis, police officers took him to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Thirteen days later, David died. Prison staff had left him for days in a restraint chair, resulting in blood clots in the deep veins of his lower right leg.
Preston Looper on How It’s Time to Standardize Mobile Crisis Services
“Every mobile crisis provider is like a snowflake,” says Preston Looper, because of gaps in protocols, availability, consistency, and funding. With 988 on the horizon, he points out that now is the time to standardize the service.
Tweaking Doesn’t Cut It to Change Practice in Crisis Care
Michelle Edwards, Lived Experience Lead at Gold Coast Mental Health Specialist Services (GCMHSS), and Dr. Kathryn Turner, Clinical Director for GCMHSS, talk with #CrisisTalk about their publication “Gold Coast Crisis Reform: A Strategic Approach to Transforming Mental Health Crisis Care.”
Georgia’s Crisis System Transformation and Lessons Learned in Anticipation of 988
Judy Fitzgerald, the commissioner of DBHDD, and Debbie Atkins, director of Crisis Coordination at DBHDD, share Georgia’s crisis system transformation and the lessons they’ve learned in anticipation of 988.
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, ‘I
Mental Health Crisis Care Must Not Be a Blue Light Issue
Sue Murray sits down with Dr. Karen Newbigging from the University of Birmingham in the U.K. to discuss whether the mental health workforce is prepared to meet the current and long-term spike in demand.
Author of “Crazy” Shares His Story of Navigating Virginia’s Crisis System with His Son
Former Washington Post reporter and best-selling author Pete Earley was introduced to the mental healthcare system when, in 2000, his son called him and said, “I can’t tell if I’m dreaming all the time or if I’m awake.”
How Voice Analysis Technology Can Track the Psychological Impact of Covid
Shinichi Tokuno has developed a smartphone health app that analyzes vocal cord vibration. He's using it to track the Covid pandemic's social impact.
How CMS Medicaid Initiatives Can Help States Fund 988
Kirsten Beronio, JD, Policy and Regulatory Affairs director at the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare, says states can, at least in part, draw upon several existing CMS initiatives to develop or strengthen their crisis care systems before 988—the nationwide three-digit number for behavioral health emergencies—becomes a reality on July 16,