Lifeline: The 988 Podcast
Learn all about 988, the new national suicide and crisis lifeline launched by the U.S. government in July, 2022, in this nine-part limited series podcast. Join John Snook, JD, Chief Policy Officer at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, and Shannon Scully, Senior Advisor for Justice and Crisis Response Policy at NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, as they discuss 988 with podcast host Ron LeGrand, Policy Director at the National Criminal Justice Association.
Lifeline: The 988 Podcast
Episode 3 -- 7/16/22
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Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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July 16, 2022, marked the date in which 988 “went live,” allowing people across the nation to dial or text 988 to seek assistance for mental-health-related distress. Our hosts talk about what changed, what still needs to take place, and what communities across the country are doing to ensure 988’s success.