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Introduction of 988 as an alternative mental health response program

1:48:10

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20 sec

Dr. Michelle Morse briefly introduces the 988 program as an alternative to BeHeard for mental health crisis response. She offers to provide more information about this program to Council Member Bottcher.

988 is presented as an alternative program that DOHMH strongly believes in
Dr. Morse states that 90% of calls to 988 are answered within 30 seconds
She offers to follow up with more details about the 988 program

Michelle Morse

1:48:10

Thank you council member.

1:48:11

The last thing I'll just mention is we'd also be happy to follow-up and tell you more about nine eighty eight which is an alternative and a program that we believe in very strongly.

1:48:21

90% of the calls to nine eighty eight are answered within thirty seconds.

1:48:26

So we'd be happy to talk more with you about nine eighty eight as well.

Erik D. Bottcher

1:48:29

Thank you.

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