The Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services has partnered with social service agencies in Miami, Darke and Shelby Counties to promote and enhance awareness of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by distributing grocery-sized tote bags to social service agencies.
“The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to take calls or texts from anyone experiencing a mental health crisis, suicidal or not,” said Brad Reed, Associate Director and Chief of Community Engagement with the Tri-County Board. “One of the requirements of the grant funder for this project was for Boards to collaborate with community partners where 988 may not be well known.”
The 988 Crisis Lifeline is a nationwide system. Calls are routed by area code or cell tower to a designated call center assigned to that geographic region. If the call center cannot pick up the call in timely manner, the call will roll over to a backup call center. Operators are trained in suicide and crisis de-escalation. In January, the Tri-County Board’s designated call center answered 381 calls from Miami, Darke and Shelby Counties.
The Board reached out to the Darke County office of the Miami Valley Community Action Partnership, the Miami County Community Action Council, and Bridges Community Action Partnership in Shelby County, among other agencies, to provide a total of 2,000 tote bags imprinted with the 988 information and a QR code for the Board’s “What to Do When You Need Help” web page. Production of the bags was funded by a grant from the Ohio Association of Community Behavioral Health Authorities.
Megan Campbell, Director of the Darke County MVCAP office, said, “This initiative aligns strongly with our MVCAP mission to support the continuous improvement and betterment of our local communities and is evidence of our collective dedication to helping people connect to various resources to help enrich their lives.”
Reed said: “We appreciate the work the Community Action Partnership and similar organizations do to keep people safe and secure in their homes. The 988 Crisis Lifeline helps keep them safe when mental health crisis occurs.”
“The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to take calls or texts from anyone experiencing a mental health crisis, suicidal or not,” said Brad Reed, Associate Director and Chief of Community Engagement with the Tri-County Board. “One of the requirements of the grant funder for this project was for Boards to collaborate with community partners where 988 may not be well known.”
The 988 Crisis Lifeline is a nationwide system. Calls are routed by area code or cell tower to a designated call center assigned to that geographic region. If the call center cannot pick up the call in timely manner, the call will roll over to a backup call center. Operators are trained in suicide and crisis de-escalation. In January, the Tri-County Board’s designated call center answered 381 calls from Miami, Darke and Shelby Counties.
The Board reached out to the Darke County office of the Miami Valley Community Action Partnership, the Miami County Community Action Council, and Bridges Community Action Partnership in Shelby County, among other agencies, to provide a total of 2,000 tote bags imprinted with the 988 information and a QR code for the Board’s “What to Do When You Need Help” web page. Production of the bags was funded by a grant from the Ohio Association of Community Behavioral Health Authorities.
Megan Campbell, Director of the Darke County MVCAP office, said, “This initiative aligns strongly with our MVCAP mission to support the continuous improvement and betterment of our local communities and is evidence of our collective dedication to helping people connect to various resources to help enrich their lives.”
Reed said: “We appreciate the work the Community Action Partnership and similar organizations do to keep people safe and secure in their homes. The 988 Crisis Lifeline helps keep them safe when mental health crisis occurs.”
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