Wednesday, January 15, 2025
1/15/2025
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) proposes improving response to 988 contacts from Native Americans living within the CNO reservation. According to the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS), total call volume has more than doubled since the July launch of Oklahoma's 988 crisis line. ODMHSAS provided data to CNO that 1,565 Native Americans living within the CNO reservation received crisis service (crisis center, service, mobile crisis, or UMC). Current service gaps addressed with this funding include: 1) strengthening CNO, ODMHSAS, local crisis units, and 988-operator Salari collaborations, 2) Continuing to ensure that the 988 staff receive culturally relevant training. 3) increasing mental health professional resources for mental health services, mobile crisis response, and case management, 4) Maintaining and expanding upon the CNO warm line for 988 transfers and follow-up to improve crisis response for Native Americans living within the CNO reservation, and 5) ensure a comprehensive and coordinated response to Adults and Youth at imminent risk for suicide and/or other mental health crisis.
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