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United Indian Health urges expanded tribal options and outreach for 988 crisis line
Summary
At a Humboldt County Human Rights Commission meeting, a United Indian Health presenter described how 988 georouting now directs callers to local resources but said California lacks a dedicated tribal option; she urged culturally specific call routing, local field services and outreach to remote Indigenous communities.
Tina Veil, a presenter from United Indian Health, told the Humboldt County Human Rights Commission that the national 988 crisis number can now route callers by location but California currently lacks a tribal-specific call option that would connect Native American callers to culturally aligned responders.
Veil outlined the hotline’s evolution, saying 988 became a nationwide number in July 2022 and that georouting implemented in September now routes callers to centers nearer their physical location. She said callers from Humboldt County are currently routed to Sacramento-area centers such as WellSpace and Didi Hirsch. "988 is not to be…
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