988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up Programs
Cooperative agreements fund 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline network crisis centers that provide 24/7 services to deliver systematic post-contact follow-up, crisis coordination, and linkage to ongoing support for high-risk individuals.
⚑ Eligibility limited to crisis centers in the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network that provide 24/7 services; public universities are not eligible unless they are the crisis center applicant. · Award funds follow-up coordination and service linkage, not research. · Cooperative agreement mechanism.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The purpose of the program is to expand efforts among Lifeline crisis centers to support individuals post-contact to provide continued support and linkages to decrease suicide, deaths by overdose and future crisis events by: (1) ensuring the systematic follow-up of suicidal persons who contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline; (2) providing enhanced coordination of crisis stabilization, crisis respite, mobile crisis outreach (MCO) response services and other services on the crisis continuum of care; (3) reducing unnecessary police, fire and emergency medical services engagement to allow first responders to focus on public safety; and (4) improving connections to ongoing support and recovery for high-risk populations.
Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to crisis centers that are part of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network and provide 24/7 services.
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