Emergency Mental Health Response Town Hall Virtual RSVP

AB 988 will transform the way the state responds to mental health emergencies. AB 988 will efficiently implement in California the new nationwide 988 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Hotline created last year by the FCC and Congress. The new system will provide an alternative to 911 and help deploy mental health professionals in situations of mental health crisis –with coordination with public safety officials when appropriate. This bill will transform mental health emergency response and deliver appropriate care that addresses systemic inequalities.

Mental health and suicide crises are primarily seen as public safety threats rather than the medical health emergencies they are. Approximately, 25% of all individuals killed in police-involved shootings since 2015 had a known mental illness. We can’t continue to operate under the current status quo.  

I hope that you’ll join us and learn more about how you can support this important legislation as we work to build a better world, in memory of those we’ve lost too soon.

You may also attend virtually online; you may RSVP to attend virtually here.