Resources for Funding Mental Health Crisis Reform
The launch of the 988 hotline nationwide is just the first of many steps to build a robust mental health crisis response system. Philanthropy has a unique opportunity to help support people with mental health challenges at their most vulnerable times. Access our guidance to turn these times of crisis into times of hope.
How Philanthropy Can Support 988 & Mental Health Crisis Care
A Call for Hope: How Philanthropy Can Support 988 and Mental Health Crisis Care is our latest guidance on how funders can support 988 implementation within a broader crisis response system. This guide dives deeper into impactful opportunities for funders to support 988 implementation and crisis system reform, with a keen eye toward state and local action.
Download this guide to explore the crisis response continuum, access case studies of promising models that can be scaled and adapted across the country, and create an impact through direct services, system capacity building, research & development, and policy & advocacy.
Roughly 80% of all crisis line calls can be de-escalated over the phone.
At least 1 in 4 fatal law enforcement encounters involves an individual with serious mental illness.
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In 2017, an average of 10% of law enforcement agencies’ total budgets and 21% of staff time were spent responding to and transporting persons with mental illness.
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Crisis Response Continuum of Care
Adapted from the CEO Alliance for Mental Health
“988 is not just a new number to call - it is an opportunity to rethink how we approach mental health, substance use disorders, and suicide prevention in our communities.”
— CEO Alliance for Mental Health