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House reintroduces 988 Implementation Act to strengthen local mental health crisis response

On Sept. 3, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) introduced the 988 Implementation Act (H.R. 10280)[EH2.1] This bipartisan legislation strengthens the nationwide 988 system by providing long-term federal funding to counties, which often serve as frontline administrators of local mental health crisis services.

NACo President J.D. Clark congratulates New Hanover County, N.C. Chief Strategy Officer Jennifer Rigby and Commissioner Rob Zapple on the county's Best in Category Civic Eduacation Achievement Award for the Help Right Here program. Photo by Denny Henry
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Closing the knowledge gap, recognizing the silent successes of county officials

“The Achievement Awards give us the ingredients to share our daily work. Every winner is a story already written by the work itself. Yet it must be amplified and validated,” writes NACo CEO Matt Chase.