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988 Mental-Health Crisis Hotline Reaching More Ohio Communities

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More households, workplaces and schools are struggling with mental-health crises, and a new report by the advocacy group Inseparable highlights how Ohio is handling 988 crisis hotline calls and responses.

In 2017, mental-health and substance-use disorder emergency department visits in the United States cost more than $5.6 billion, according to federal data.

Tonya Fulwider, executive director with Mental Health America of Ohio, said Ohio's call-center response rate is 90%, but added the state could make policy changes to continue strengthening its crisis infrastructure. According to reporting by the health-care organization KFF, Ohio's age-adjusted suicide rate was higher than the national level in 2021. Suicide deaths have increased fastest among people of color, younger individuals, and people who live in rural areas.

 

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