How do you determine which area each National Suicide Prevention Lifeline crisis center serves?
Each of the crisis centers that participate in the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline informs us of their capabilities in terms of number of phone lines, staffing, and geographic coverage areas, which helps in the development of the routing plan. Crisis centers are not asked to cover areas they do not feel capable of covering. Many provide services in their direct areas as well as statewide or nationwide, while others may serve local counties and provide backup for a neighboring crisis center.
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- How do you determine which area each National Suicide Prevention Lifeline crisis center serves?