By Dianne Anderson Provided that the community and grassroots organizations know that it exists, the new 988 hotline – similar to 911 – goes live this week to help callers in mental health crises with intervention. The state of California received $20 million to help get more staffing into existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline call centers that are set to launch on July 16. The three-digit hotline is a national effort passed by Congress in 2020. But given an undeniable rise of mental health needs in the Black community, local advocate Linda Hart worries about how Black callers will be […]
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