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 5 -- 911 or 988?
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Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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Many listeners may be asking – why did we need a new number beyond 911? Isn’t this what 911 is set up to do? Join our hosts as they discuss how 988 differs from 911, what the goal of each system is, and how the two systems work together.