BALTIMORE SUN COMMENTARY
Dedicating the number ‘988′ for mental health crisis calls won’t help if Maryland fails to support response services
By Malcolm Augustine & Karen Lewis Young, Baltimore Sun Commentary
If you or a loved one were to face a crisis brought on by substance use or a mental illness, would you know whom to call for help? Unfortunately, many Marylanders do not, and they end up calling 911, which often deploys police or in other cases, they simply go to a hospital emergency room.