NY Will Meet 988 Lifeline Launch Deadline, Governor Says
Calls made to 988 in any of New York's 62 counties will be routed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline upon the 988 launch Saturday, the governor's office said Wednesday. The state has 13 988 crisis contact centers, with two…
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more in development, it said. It said the state's FY 2023 enacted budget included $35 million to expand the state's 988 crisis call center capacity, with that funding increasing to $60 million on a full annual basis starting in FY 2024. The state Office of Mental Health also allocated $10 million in federal community mental health block grant funding to the call centers for expanded capacity and infrastructure, while the state received a $7.2 million Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant to help cover costs of rolling out the new 988 Lifeline.