Grassroots Crisis Center Cuts Impact National Hotline | Washington DC News

Sixty-two staff at Grassroots Crisis Intervention in Howard County are being laid off after losing their federal contract — a critical backup for the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline. Once the safety net for overflow calls nationwide, their shutdown risks longer wait times for those in crisis, highlighting deep funding vulnerabilities in mental health support systems. Layoffs take effect September 29th. Thank you to our sponsor Garrett Waller Performance: http://coaching.garrettwaller.com Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/80fd1bdb8e87350b