We're excited to announce a new resource on our website: 10 implementation case studies showcasing alternative response models in cities across the country! Check it out 👇 https://t.co/jkYMn18YJ7

City of @chicago's Crisis Assistance Response & Engagement (CARE) Team is taking steps toward appropriate mental health crisis response and transparency. See their data dashboard: https://t.co/t4tjbODtZN

To #ReimagineCrisis, we also must transform our 911 system to collaborate with mental health crisis services. @T911HealthLab's Blueprint for Change offers important insights, like ensuring that people in crisis receive the right response at the right time.

How can mental health & substance use providers prepare for the transition to #988Lifeline as the new universal crisis line? This playbook from @samhsagov details everything providers need to know to ensure 988 readiness: https://t.co/axeB4dpysu

Missed the Transform911 Blueprint Launch last month? You can watch all the recordings on our YouTube channel now!

This weekend, @samhsagov launched the #988Lifeline as a complement to 911. People experiencing mental health crises can text or call 988, connecting with trained counselors and reducing unnecessary contact with law enforcement. #988forPublicSafety

NEW: A handful of cities–including Austin, Texas–are bringing mental health experts into 911 call centers so that dispatchers know which responder to send to provide “the right care, at the right place, at the right time.” https://t.co/8DqgmDx759

Members of the Code for America Network are proud to have collaborated with @T911HealthLab on Transform911. Together, we're exploring how the nation's 911 system can better prioritize health and safety. Read the #BlueprintForChange now. @CivicTechnique  https://t.co/fiBodID8ht

It's been almost two weeks since the launch of Transform911's #BlueprintForChange! How are you putting these seven points into action?

"Despite overwhelming use #nationwide... the 911 #system suffers from a lack of resources, faces a major staffing shortage, and is fundamentally misunderstood by most people," reports @audreyjourno @UChiUrbanLabs @UChicago https://t.co/Plq7kT78kd

@T911HealthLab, is an initiative that aims to modernize and strengthen the Nation’s 911 Call System– and they’ve just published a blueprint for how to do it. https://t.co/cI37VkJCJH @UChiUrbanLabs

That's a wrap on today's launch - but just the beginning of the work! For 10 things you can do right now to start taking action on the #BlueprintForChange:

Wondering how to put the Transform911 #BlueprintForChange into action? Here are 10 things you can do right now:

At the #Transform911 event, historian Dr. Tara White of the Black Belt African American Genealogical and Historical Society is sharing about the history of the modern 911 system, which has never been neutral. @T911HealthLab

Our expert 911 Workforce panel: Budge Currier (NASNA), Lora Ueland (Valley Comm), Karima Holmes (DC Unified Communications), Tyrrell Morris (Orleans Parish Communications District)

“Give people the opportunity to not be just a victim or perpetrator but to be a helper.” @lj_punch @T911HealthLab

“When you can’t trust it, a system can’t heal you” @lj_punch @T911HealthLab

"The biggest symptom of a bullet-related injury is a lack of trust. A lack of feeling safe in your own body, lack of trust in the people around you." - Dr. @lj_punch

And... we're back! Our first post-lunch session is on "bright spots" - highlighting the incredible work already being done to make 911 more equitable and effective. If you didn't join for the morning sessions, it's not too late! https://t.co/lFi9jeyDTB

Chief Kasmar: "When you're angry, choose to listen."