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Trustees for the Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services board voted down motions for contracts for new mental health cri ....
Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services is still no closer to securing replacements for crisis services in the county as ....
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Eight months after Columbus City Council announced it would aside money to pilot a nonpolice emergency response program, city leaders have yet to take the first steps toward implementing that program. From deploying mobile response teams of crisis-trained officers and mental health clinicians to embedding social workers in 911 call centers, […] ....
Since the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline transitioned a year ago to 988, there has been a surge of calls, chats, and texts from those seeking help. But even with that early sign of success, the program’s financial future is shaky. Over the past two years, the federal government has provided about $1 billion from the American Rescue Plan and Bipartisan Safer Communities acts to launch the number, designed as an alternative to 911 for those experiencing a mental health crisis. After that infusion runs out, it’s up to states to foot the bill for their call centers.
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