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Board approves three case managers for 988 crisis line; $222,000 allocated for FY2025
Summary
Johnson County commissioners authorized three full‑time case manager positions funded by a state contract to staff 988 crisis-line services, approving up to $222,000 in FY2025 reserves for partial‑year costs.
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a request April 24 to add three full‑time case manager positions for the 988 national suicide prevention lifeline and to reallocate up to $222,000 from county reserves for fiscal year 2025 to pay the partial‑year costs.
Tanner Fortney, speaking for the Johnson County Mental Health Center, told commissioners that calls, texts and chats routed to local crisis services already number in the tens of thousands and that…
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