{"id":777,"date":"2022-01-11T18:46:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T18:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/?p=777"},"modified":"2022-01-19T16:37:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T16:37:37","slug":"lifeline-dialing-in-to-stop-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncssinc.org\/news\/lifeline-dialing-in-to-stop-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifeline &#8211; Dialing in to Stop Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>VTDigger is well positioned to work with <strong>Vermont Care Partners<\/strong> to promote the much needed services of its sixteen respective member agencies which<strong>, includes NCSS.<\/strong> They also understand how important it is for our elected officials to know how to support the needs of vulnerable Vermonters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This thirteen week series is a collaboration produced by members of the Vermont Care Partners statewide network of sixteen non-profit, community-based agencies providing mental health, substance use and intellectual and developmental disability support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the second installment of the series from <strong>Northeast Kingdom Human Services (NKHS)<\/strong> that focuses on The Lifeline, a national crisis support provided by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.&nbsp; Initially, during 2019, NCSS served as the first and only certified call center in Vermont. &nbsp;NKHS became a certified provider in June 2021 covering primarily overnights and weekends.<strong><em> &nbsp;Quotes from Tony Stevens appear throughout the article.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-vtdigger wp-block-embed-vtdigger\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cDQGZ6teYH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/sponsored_content\/lifeline-dialing-in-to-stop-suicide\/\">Lifeline \u2013 Dialing in to Stop Suicide<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Lifeline \u2013 Dialing in to Stop Suicide&#8221; &#8212; VTDigger\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/sponsored_content\/lifeline-dialing-in-to-stop-suicide\/embed\/#?secret=cDQGZ6teYH\" data-secret=\"cDQGZ6teYH\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Excerpts from article<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Northwestern Counseling &amp; Support Services (NCSS) and Northeast Kingdom Human Services (NKHS) are two certified crisis centers offering 24\/7, local support to Vermonters who are actively suicidal or experiencing a mental health crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NCSS began answering the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in August of 2019.&nbsp; At that time NCSS was the only certified call center in Vermont.&nbsp; Prior to that all Vermonters calling into the Lifeline would have their calls routed to Headrest in New Hampshire as that was the closest possible Lifeline answering center.&nbsp; By adding an in-state option, answer rates within VT went from zero to well over 70% instantly. NKHS joined NCSS as the second certified crisis center in Vermont.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anthony Stevens, NCSS\u2019 Emergency Services Director, is glad to be partnering with NKHS. \u201cWhen NKHS came on board as VT\u2019s second certified Lifeline answering center, Vermont then had 24\/7 coverage of Vermonter\u2019s calls being answered in state, by local clinicians with an increased knowledge of Vermont\u2019s unique culture and resources.&nbsp; NCSS\u2019 partnership with NKHS has been a wonderful addition to the safety net that serves all Vermonters struggling with suicidal thoughts or in emotional distress.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VTDigger is well positioned to work with Vermont Care Partners to promote the much needed services of its sixteen respective member agencies which, includes NCSS. They also understand how important it is for our elected officials to know how to support the needs of vulnerable Vermonters. 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