SAMHSA Announces $231M Funding Opportunity for 988 Lifeline Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced a $231 million funding opportunity to administer the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The 988 Lifeline operates a national network of over 200 local crisis contact centers managed by a SAMHSA-funded network administrator. In 2025, the lifeline received more than 8 million contacts from help seekers via call, text, chat, and ASL videophone. The funding opportunity will support continued administration of the crisis response infrastructure that Medicaid managed care organizations increasingly coordinate with for behavioral health crisis services.
Medicaid MCOs contracting for behavioral health crisis services must coordinate with 988 infrastructure, and federal investment in lifeline capacity affects network adequacy and crisis response workflows.
Behavioral Health · Managed Care
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