Answering the Call, Part 1: America’s New Mental Health Crisis Line

<p>Blurb: Starting July 16, 2022, anyone in the U.S. experiencing a mental health crisis will be able to dial 988 for help. We explore what it will take for this new nationwide hotline to meet the needs of millions of people struggling with suicide, addiction and mental illness.</p><br><p>Guests:</p><p>Andrea Harrison, Helpline Specialist,&nbsp;<a href="https://firstchoiceservices.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First Choice Services</a></p><p><a href="https://kennedysatcher.org/about/staff/madhuri-jha/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Madhuri Jha</a>, LCSW, MPH, Director, Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity, Morehouse School of Medicine</p><p><a href="https://wellbeingtrust.org/about/staff/benjamin-f-miller/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben Miller</a>, PsyD, President, Well Being Trust</p><p><a href="https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/Who-We-Are/Meet-Our-Leadership/Senior-Leadership/Hannah-Wesolowski" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hannah Wesolowski</a>, MPA, Chief Advocacy Officer, National Alliance on Mental Illness</p><br><p>Read a full transcript and dig deeper into the issues explored in today's episode <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2022/02/03/988-mental-health-crisis-hotline/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on our website</a>.</p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today by <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">making a donation</a>.</p><br><p><a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/61435631f581aac8b8520e65/episodes/bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for our weekly newsletter</a> to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff.</p><br><p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/priva