Amid a $7 million deficit to Texas’ suicide hotline, thousands of …
3 days ago · TEXAS (The Texas Tribune) — Thousands of Texans in need are abandoning the state’s suicide hotline mid-call every month as call centers struggle under a $7 million funding deficit and a ...
Amid a $7 million deficit to Texas’ suicide ... - Associated Press News
3 days ago · Currently, less than 85% of calls in Texas are answered in-state, with some 200 other centers across the nation serving as backup. Although much improved from the 40% in-state answer rate in 2021, the year before the state’s crisis hotline was integrated into the federally-mandated 988 hotline, Texas’ latest rate falls short of the 90% standard set by the national 988 administrator Vibrant ...
Amid a $7 million deficit to Texas’ suicide hotline ... - Click2Houston
3 days ago · Thousands of Texans in need are abandoning the state’s suicide hotline mid-call every month as call centers struggle under a $7 million funding deficit and a growing suicide rate statewide.
Texas’ suicide hotline is buckling under a $7M deficit | The Texas …
4 days ago · Amid a $7 million deficit to Texas’ suicide hotline, thousands of calls are abandoned monthly. ... The most important Texas news, sent weekday mornings. In 2022, Texas Health and Human Services ...
Where did Texas' $32.7 billion budget surplus come from? - KXAN …
Mar 21, 2023 · AUSTIN (KXAN) — You’ve heard us talk about the state’s record budget surplus of $32.7 billion. A viewer reached out to KXAN via Report!t asking where the money came from. The surplus is money...
Texas lawmakers will have about $20 billion in unspent money in …
Dec 14, 2024 · About 85% of voters are concerned that Texas may face water shortages in the next 50 years, according to a recent poll by Texas 2036, a nonpartisan policy organization.
How could Texas spend its record $32.7 billion surplus? - The Texas Tribune
Mar 13, 2023 · How could Texas spend its record $32.7 billion surplus? If Texas’ budget surplus were distributed directly to Texans, it could pay for 12 years of school lunches, seven months of rent or 11,000...
Projected 2024-25 Texas Budget Surplus Now $32.7 Billion
Jan 9, 2023 · The Texas Legislature convenes for the first day of its 88th Regular Session on Tuesday and now appears to have at its disposal $32.7 billion — a sum that has more than its fair share of stipulations and restrictions. Hegar’s July 2021 projection pegged the …
Texas Suicide Hotline Struggles Amid $7M Deficit - Newsweek
3 days ago · The Texas branch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is grappling with a $7 million funding shortfall that threatens its ability to handle a growing number of mental health emergencies. Thousands ...
A $7 million funding deficit means one of America’s busiest …
2 days ago · A $7m funding deficit means one of America’s busiest suicide hotlines is seeing thousands of abandoned calls. Over eight months, 18,500 calls to the state’s suicide hotline were abandoned