988 Oklahoma marks one year in mental health crisis response
2News Oklahoma– Anyone who calls or texts the 988 hotline can talk with an Oklahoma-based specialist who can connect them to local resources or a mobile unit to help them. That’s …
There was a 45% increase in call volume when Arizona switched to 988 suicide hotline
The 988 hotline, the nation’s suicide prevention lifeline and mental health crisis line, reached its first anniversary Sunday. Since July 2022, 60,000 people in Arizona have called in for help, according to …
Justin Chase, CEO of Solari – The 1 year Anniversary of “988”
What many people call the suicide hotline “9-8-8” is now a year old. We talked with the head of the organization that helps run “9-8-8” in our state and asked …
Over 60,000 calls in AZ during first year of new mental health hotline
Sunday will mark one year since 988 was launched across the country. The new three-digit number is the mental health equivalent of 911. When someone calls 988, a crisis counselor …
Hope Always Answers: State promotes suicide and mental health crisis line
Mohave County residents have the fourth highest suicide rate in the state. Per 100,000 population, Mohave County’s suicide rate is 33.6 — exceeded only by Apache, Navajo and Yavapai counties …
Suicide Rates Higher Among Certain Groups
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and unfortunately, some groups in Southern Arizona have a higher rate of suicide than others. Health experts report that the suicide rate among veterans …
Dealing With Stress And Anxiety At Solari
If the stresses of life are getting you down and you think you need help, hope is just a text away. Since 2007, Solari Crisis and Human Services have been …
Arizona nonprofit partners with Texas health-tech firm for new crisis dispatch system
Arizona-based Solari Crisis & Human Services and Texas-based Rainbow Health have partnered to develop and produce a new mobile crisis team dispatch system. Solari is the primary 988 vendor in Arizona …
Tempe-based Solari approaches mental health with kindness, compassion
You are not alone. Those four words can have a powerful and profound impact on someone experiencing a mental health crisis. Did you know that hundreds of trained professionals are …