How Georgia Is Seeing Successful Results Through New 988 Mental Health hotline

Staff Report

Monday, September 19th, 2022

In the first 45 days of its launch, the 988 Crisis Hotline has seen a large volume of calls and texts from people across the state of Georgia.

According to the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), 988 calls are being answered in 7.4 seconds on average, and 97% of calls are being answered in-state. See more