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Program Spotlight: Mobile Crisis Team

The great moments happen when a caller agrees to receiving some form of help.

– Sabrina Kohls, Crisis Intervention Specialist

Allison was concerned when she saw her brother, Brandon, start making risky decisions and claim to have stopped taking his medication; he seemed to be hypervigilant and getting paranoid. She’d seen this happen before, and she remembered where it was usually headed – either with Brandon in the hospital or jail, or cycling for months through unmanaged symptoms struggling to get back to baseline. He’d attempted to take his own life before, and she was getting scared. In any event, these patterns almost always led to long-lasting consequences for Brandon. She decided to reach out to FrontLine Service’s Mobile Crisis Team to request someone call and check in on him.

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FrontLiner Profiles: Justin Antall

I would want the community to know that you don’t have to be suicidal to utilize [crisis] services. If it is a crisis for you, we will respond to it with care and empathy.”

Justin Antall is FrontLine Service’s Online Emotional Support Program Manager and has been working at the agency since 2014.

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988 Chat/Text staff increased to meet needs of youth

FrontLine Service has increased staffing for crisis chat and text services to respond to the growing number of individuals reaching out for help through messaging, especially adolescents and young adults. 

FrontLine’s Crisis team provides 24/7/365 support to people experiencing suicidal ideation, emotional distress, substance use challenges, or a mental health crisis. 

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