California Prepares to Launch a Mental Health Hotline [nytimes.com]

Natalie Audage 6/13/2211:30 AM

By Soumya Karlamangla, Photo: Eric Risberg/Associated Press, The New York Times, June 13, 2022

Californians dealing with mental health crises will soon be able to seek help by dialing 988, a new service expected to improve access to psychiatric care as rates of anxiety, depression and other disorders climb.

The hotline, akin to 911 but for psychiatric instead of medical emergencies, launches nationwide on July 16. But the rollout in much of the country, including California, has been far from perfect.

In October 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed bipartisan legislation allowing people to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which has been around since 2005, by dialing 988. (The hotline’s current number is 800-273-8255.)

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