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Laredo Public Health reports 988 spike, readies resource webpage and outreach materials

Laredo Suicide Prevention Committee (SBC) · November 20, 2025
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Summary

Dr. Monckis told the SBC that October 988 activity spiked compared with September and described a draft SBC resource landing page; committee discussed a custom domain, QR-code promotion, and integrating 988 resource updates into the city web CMS.

Dr. Monckis of City of Laredo Public Health reported to the committee that 988 call activity rose sharply between September and October and that the department is preparing an SBC landing page with local resources. "As of October, the total calls we generated through October are... 912 calls received, answered locally or 849... and 2,063 routed to the national network," Monckis said, noting a sharp month-over-month increase and…

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