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Indiana Behavioral Health Commission recommends expanding on previous investment, building Indiana's workforce and addressing care for vulnerable populations.

Indiana launched its 988 suicide and crisis lifeline in 2022.

The crisis line 988, which replaced an old 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, celebrates the two-year anniversary of its nationwide rollout this week.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced the launch of the ASL service earlier this month.

Indiana's 988 crisis hotline answers nearly 4,000 calls a month from Hoosiers in crisis.

Between 2011 and 2021, the age-adjusted suicide death rate per 100,000 residents jumped 22% in the Hoosier State, from 13.5 deaths to 16.4 deaths

Indiana made national headlines in the spring when lawmakers authorized $275 million in public and behavioral health funding — a massive increase — but now, the state’s health systems must execute.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration hopes 90 percent of calls will be answered in state by the end of 2023.

In Illinois, providers hope the Living Room model will help fill the gap in mental health services, as the nation’s new mental health crisis number, 988, rolls out this month.