Overview of the State Behavioral Health Crisis

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.

In 2024, every state provided Someone To Talk To with trained crisis counselors staffing contact 988 contact centers. Thirty-six states also supported 371 additional, non-988 crisis contact centers. All but one state provided Someone to Respond through Mobile Crisis Teams (MCTs) which travel to individuals experiencing crisis.

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.