988 Research

Every year, millions of mental health or suicidal crisis calls are made to 911 and local crisis lines. But unfortunately, when in-person help is needed, law enforcement — not a mental health professional — is often the only response available. It doesn’t have to be this way.

People in mental health or suicidal crisis deserve a compassionate and effective response. To #ReimagineCrisis, our response needs three main parts: 24/7 local crisis call centers, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization options. We can Reimagine Crisis Response.

988 Calls Answered provided by SAMHSA 

You can find information to leverage these data points in your 988 advocacy efforts here. (Updated January 2022)