CSR-TTAC

Connections Newsletter

March 2024

COMMUNITY CORNER

As 988 continues to be a greater part of communities around the 

country, it is important for jurisdictions to understand the actions 

States are taking to further embed 988 and strengthen their crisis 

care systems. In this section, find information and updates from 

various States detailing their plans and progress towards advancing 

988 and improving crisis care within their borders.

Hawai’i

A recent study explored the Hawai’i State Department of Health, 

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division’s history of SAMHSA 

system of care (SOC) awards and identified themes, lessons 

learned, and future funding recommendations. Read: 30 Years 

of Youth System of Care Lessons Learned – A Qualitative Study 

of Hawai’i’s Partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (Research Square)

Indiana

A recent study found that Indiana and Kentucky 

rank comparably high in number of substance 

abuse treatment patients. Read: 285 per 100,000 

Indiana residents receive substance abuse 

treatment (MSN)

New Jersey

A SAMHSA grant has enabled Jersey Community 

Hospital (JCH) to upgrade their fleet with a 

new Advanced Life Support Non-Transport 

Vehicle (ALSV), purchase Emergency Services 

equipment, and provide training, empowering 

emergency medical professionals to provide more 

comprehensive crisis care. Read: SAMHSA Grant 

Funds Upgrade of Advanced Life Support NonTransport Vehicle at Jersey Community Hospital

(RiverBender.com)

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monthly “3C” Session

Third Tuesdays

2:00 – 3:00pm ET

Next session: April 16

Connecting to Serve: Promising 

Practices for 988 & 911 

Collaboration Webinar Series 

“Session 4”

Thursday, April 18

1:00 – 3:00pm ET

Past events are archived on the 

SAMHSA CSR TTAC page.
EYE ON EQUITY

We are all working together to embed equity at all 

levels of crisis response from the Federal and State 

levels to local communities and organizations. In 

this section, we provide information about different 

actions we can all take to embed equity in crisis 

systems in big ways and even small—anything and 

everything we can do to improve crisis care!

The World Health Organization issued a new report 

titled, “Fair share for health and care: gender and 

the undervaluation of health and care work.” The 

report highlights how gender disparities in health 

and care employment negatively affect women, 

health systems, and outcomes. It emphasizes that 

underinvestment in health systems perpetuates 

a cycle of unpaid care work, reducing women’s 

involvement in paid labor and hindering gender 

equality. With women comprising the majority of 

both paid and unpaid health and care workers, the 

report underscores the need to improve working 

conditions, ensure equal pay, and invest in robust 

public health systems to address this issue. It calls 

for gender-equitable investments to reset the value of 

health and care work and foster fairer, more inclusive 

economies.

The President issued a “Proclamation on Women’s 

History,” where he proclaimed March 2024 as 

Women’s History Month and called on Americans 

to celebrate International Women’s Day on 

March 8, 2024. See a variety of issues discussed in 

the proclamation to promote the health and wellness 

of women in America and address the system 

inequities in healthcare that women face.

NEW RESOURCE 

National Survey of MCTs 

This National Survey of MCTs (Mobile Crisis 

Teams) is the most comprehensive national 

survey of MCTs to date. This survey was intended 

to describe the national landscape of MCTs to 

inform the development of local, state, and federal 

roadmaps for crisis care systems. By describing 

a baseline of MCT characteristics and identifying 

gaps, crisis system administrators will be better 

equipped to develop policies, refine funding priorities, 

and optimize implementation planning. This survey 

further aims to serve as a steppingstone to a national 

platform that can be used to identify and contact 

MCTs by referring agencies such as 988 contact 

centers, behavioral health providers, first responders, 

and others.

The full survey summary report (PDF) is available on 

the TTAC section of the SAMHSA website.

HAVE A HIGHLIGHT ABOUT YOUR 

WORK IN CRISIS CARE?

Contact us, and we will add your 

story to an upcoming newsletter!

Email: support@988crisisttac.org

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The CSR-TTAC, consisting of three partners: Altarum, 

W2 Consulting Corporation, and Change Matrix, LLC, is 

funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration (SAMHSA) to provide training and technical 

assistance support to States, Territories, Tribal Organizations, 

and community partners. The CSRTTAC works in conjunction with the 988 

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Points of view 

or opinions in this document are those 

of the author and do not necessarily 

represent the official position or policies 

of SAMHSA or the 988 Suicide & 

Crisis Lifeline.