A network of New Yorkers living with mental illness is pushing to expand the budget and staff for 988 — a crisis hotline — in order to replace 911 as the city’s default system for reporting mental health emergencies.
, an organization that connects people living with serious mental illness to clinical support and housing, found 65% of the city’s mental health crisis calls in 2022 were made to 911.
Members of Fountain House said they see 988 as a way to reform responses to mental health emergencies — but said the city must also improve the hotline.
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