New Profile Reports: Overview of the State Behavioral Health Crisis Services Continuum, 2024

State Mental Health Agencies (SMHAs) are implementing comprehensive crisis systems, building on the “Someone to Talk To” set of 988/Lifeline crisis contact centers and other crisis contact centers, the “Someone to Respond” with mobile crisis teams (MCTs) designed to travel to help clients in crisis, and “A Safe Place for Help” with short-term crisis stabilization programs to immediately address crises and reduce the use of emergency rooms and jails.

With ongoing support from SAMHSA and other federal agencies, State Mental Health Agencies (SMHAs) continue to expand the availability of services in each core crisis continuum area. Notably, below data regarding change in services over time from 2022 to 2024 are reported only for States for which both years of that service’s data are available.

Profiles reports are available at: www.nri-inc.org/profiles. State Mental Health Agency staff have access to detailed accompanying materials through the NRI’s State Profiles restricted access website. Please contact NRI at [email protected] with any questions or comments.