The purpose pf Building NM 988 Capacity is to expand the capacity of New Mexico to respond to 988 contacts originating in our state by recruiting, hiring, and training behavioral health workforce to staff local 988/Lifeline centers to respond, intervene and provide follow-up to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis. This project will be implemented across New Mexico (NM), which is among the most ethnically diverse states in the continental USD (48% Hispanic, 36.9% White, 9.6% Native America [NA], 13.2% Other) There are 22 federally recognized tribes in NM. including 19 Pueblos, 2 Apache reservations, and part of the Navajo Nation. Roughly half of the population are women (505.5%) , and 30% are under the age of 21. The goals of this initiative are to: (1) increase capacity for NM's call centers to respond to 988 calls, texts and chats; (2) Provide training to call center staff on suicide prevention and referral options for high risk populations; (3) Develop the infrastructure to sustain 988 call center capacity after funding ends; (4) Utilize program evaluation to ensure continuous quality improvement. Strategies include: hiring new workforce to respond to 988 calls, chat and text, ensuring training on suicide prevention and referrals options for higher care, developing a quality improvement plan, developing a sustainability plan and conducting evaluation activities. Objectives include: answering 90% of calls received, hosting annual trainings on suicide prevention and referral options, and the development of plans for the following activities: response to 50% of chats and texts, quality improvements, sustainability, and ensuring that all individuals at imminent risk of suicide are receiving follow up services. New Mexico anticipates servicing at least 18, 467 individuals through the course of this initiative.