Pew Project By rashidua 2001 Initial Funding into Hotline and Crisis Centers Jan 1, 2005 The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline launched with the number 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) Jul 1, 2007 SAMHSA & VA Partner to Establish the Veterans Crisis Line Oct 1, 2015 HHS Awards $23 million in Planning Grants to 24 States for CCBHCs Dec 21, 2016 HHS Selects Eight States to Participate in CCBHC Demonstration Program 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 Aug 14, 2018 The National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act becomes law. Mar 23, 2020 Daniel Prude Mar 27, 2020 CARES ACT May 25, 2020 George Floyd Jul 16, 2020 988 Active Nationwide Aug 5, 2020 HHS Selects Two Additional States (Kentucky and Michigan) to Join The Demonstration Program Aug 16, 2020 FCC Adopts Rules to Establish 988 as the Nationwide Number Oct 17, 2020 The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 is signed into law Dec 27, 2020 CRSSA ACT (part of Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021) Dec 27, 2020 5% Set Aside for Crisis MHBG Mar 11, 2021 American Rescue Plan Mar 11, 2021 Additional Block Grant Money Added CARES ACT Apr 1, 2022 Enhanced Match (American Rescue Plan) Jun 25, 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Oct 19, 2022 BJA Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) Dec 1, 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 Mar 16, 2023 15 States Given Additional CCBHC Planning Grants Jun 4, 2024 HHS Announces Ten New States have Joined the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program.