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• Posted October 7, 2022

HealthDay Now: How the New Suicide And Crisis Lifeline is Answering the Call to Reach More in Distress

HealthDay’s Mabel Jong is joined by Colleen Carr, Director of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, and Cal Beyer, a member of the NAASP Executive Committee and a Workforce Risk and Worker Wellbeing specialist, about the rollout of the shortened 988 lifeline. Beyer and Carr will discuss how the lifeline works, why expanding mental health resources needs to be prioritized, and what more needs to be done to ensure equitable support of those in need.