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Vibrant hosts webinars featuring crisis system experts and state leaders who share practical guidance, real-world examples, and key updates on policy, operations, and best practices shaping 988 and crisis care nationwide.

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A webinar slide titled “Connected Through Care: 988 and Caring Contacts – August 26, 2025” appears on the left, featuring the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline branding and logos for Vibrant Emotional Health and NASMHPD. The slide shows a person writing in a notebook with floating envelope icons. On the right side of the screen, two video panels show a Vibrant staff member speaking and an ASL interpreter signing.

Connected Through Care: 988 and Caring Contacts

This webinar walks through the origins of Caring Contacts, showcases Vibrant’s six-week email programs, and spotlights how Alaska built its own statewide version, offering a clear look at how this model supports connection and hope.

Liability Protection for 988 Counselors

This webinar examines the current landscape of 988 liability protections, featuring insights from Nebraska and North Dakota on passing state legislation, differences between 911 and 988 protections, and how strong training and supervision help safeguard counselors and the people they serve.
A webinar slide titled “Native and Strong Lifeline: Expanding Support for Tribal Communities – March 28, 2025” appears on the left, featuring the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline branding and logos for Vibrant Emotional Health and NASMHPD. The slide includes a photo of two Native youth wrapped in a colorful blanket, smiling and embracing. On the right side of the screen, four video panels show an ASL interpreter, a speaker with a state capitol background, another speaker, and Daniel Herron in a Vibrant-branded virtual background. The caption bar below reads: “Native and Strong Lifeline: Expanding Support for Tribal Communities.”

Native and Strong Lifeline: Expanding Support for Tribal Communities

This webinar highlights Washington’s Native and Strong Lifeline, the first crisis line in the nation created specifically for American Indian and Alaska Native communities, with leaders and partners sharing how the program was developed and launched.

Spreading Hope: Missouri’s 988 Community Awareness and Engagement Initiative & Insights from Evaluation Data

This webinar reviews Missouri’s statewide 988 awareness campaign, shares evaluation findings on how Missourians understand and use 988, and highlights a community-led effort in St. Louis working to saturate the region with messages of hope.

Successful Grant Writing for 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Centers (Part 2 of 2)

This webinar focuses on common grant writing challenges, the core elements of strong proposals, and effective ways to present your organization to potential funders, followed by an open Q&A.

Successful Grant Writing for 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Centers (Part 1 of 2)

This webinar covers how to research and prepare for grant opportunities, choose the right grants, and build strong relationships with funders while following standard grant writing formats.

988 Collaboration with Mobile Crisis Teams

This webinar presents national findings from the 2023 Mobile Crisis Teams survey, examines Virginia’s mobile crisis implementation and its coordination with the 988 Lifeline, and shares key policies and lessons to strengthen accessible, seamless crisis response.

NASMHPD June Meet-Me Call: Disaster Behavioral Health and Crisis Services

This webinar explores the role of crisis care in disaster response, featuring Vibrant’s disaster behavioral health programs and training, an overview of the Disaster Distress Helpline, and state perspectives on adapting these tools to support communities after natural disasters and mass violence.

NASMHPD April Meet-Me Call: 988 Accessibility for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Communities

This webinar highlights the 988 Lifeline’s ASL videophone service through DeafLEAD, provides an overview of the videophone platform, and features state leaders discussing how specialized crisis teams are expanding accessible crisis response for Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities.

Funding Options for 988 Contact Centers

This webinar outlines national 988 funding options, then examines how Georgia uses Medicaid administrative funds and how Washington braids Medicaid, 988 fees, state general funds, and potential commercial insurance contributions to sustain 988 contact centers.

988’s Role in Supporting Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

This webinar reviews key factors that contribute to crises for individuals with IDD, shares guidance for counselors and follow-up care, and highlights the importance of connecting with local IDD and mental health resources.

988/Crisis Workforce Challenges

This webinar features a roundtable discussion on 988 workforce challenges, where panelists share creative strategies they have used to strengthen staffing, support teams, and improve workforce sustainability.

Supporting Youth with High Acuity Crisis and Suicidal Needs

This webinar shares strategies and resources for supporting youth experiencing high-acuity crises and suicidal needs, while emphasizing the importance of strong partnerships between state agencies and community organizations.

Gearing up for 2023: Policy & Advocacy Perspectives on 988

This webinar features a panel discussion on preparing for the 2023 legislative session, offering best practices on model 988 legislation, advocacy challenges, effective strategies, and building partnerships with state mental health agencies.

How Policy Can Help You!

This webinar provides updates on key federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives, along with best practices and other important policy developments.