Medical Providers

 

Per guidance from SAMHSA, large-scale marketing will not begin until mid-2023 and we need your help reaching at-risk individuals and their loved ones.

  • Begin conversations with staff in your agency on the existing referral sources and how you will use 988 in the future.

  • Continue to provide the GCAL number (1-800-715-4225) to clients and other individuals until July 16, 2022. After July 16, 2022, continue to use the GCAL number or 988.

  • Do not identify 988 as an agency-specific crisis service. It can be incorporated as part of a safety plan, but referral for outpatient services is recommended.

  • Continue to provide the GCAL number: 1-800-715-4225 to students and others until July 16, 2022.  After July 16, 2022, continue to use the GCAL number or 988.

  • Check out our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page for any additional questions you may have.

  • Make sure to sign up for the 988 Rollout Readiness Newsletter.

For more information on 988 you can also check out the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) FAQs: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988/faqs