LOVELAND MAGAZINE

News and Events from the Loveland, Ohio Area

Without fear or favor
Since 2004

Tag: 988

  • Register today for Loveland’s Ben Morrison Fund Golf Outing benefiting Mental Health wellness!

    Register today for Loveland’s Ben Morrison Fund Golf Outing benefiting Mental Health wellness!

    Saturday August 24th at Hickory Woods Golf Course will be the 4th annual golf event for Loveland’s own Ben Morrison Fund Golf Outing, benefiting Mental Health wellness, hope, and advocacy in our local young people!

    by Tori Morrison

    Gather your foursome and join the day of fun on the links for a great cause.

    Interested in sponsoring a hole, game or part of the fun? We welcome you!

    This is out biggest annual fundraiser – and last year our golf outing raised $18,000!

    The Ben Morrison Fund is proud to have invested over $30,000 in our community through outreach programs and donations relevant to mental health wellness and advocacy.

    • Our Ben’s Way initiative is already in 7 schools in 5 districts, reinforcing positivity
    and building hope.
    • We have sponsored over 30 Ben’s TEAMS awareness events, impacting 52,000+
    • We have given 33 scholarships, equal to $27,500 in 4 years.
    • Over 1390+ Loveland students and 300 teachers and staff have been impacted by our work with Hope Squad, My Fave 5, and the 988 Initiative

    We reach out to children where they are and to our community where they can see us. We sponsor children who are in need. We shout out 988 everywhere we can, so that everyone knows what it is and how to find it in a crisis. We bring animals into the schools for all to connect with. We give coffee and breakfast to teachers and buy them books on mental health. We sponsor events to raise awareness and show up at
    the Flying Pig marathon to cheer people on. We are on the radio, in print, at sporting events, local fairs, corporate functions,
    inclusion events, mental health events, talking to law enforcement, talking to everyone we meet and encouraging one and all to “Cont;nue Your Story“.

    We are passionate about mental health wellness for everyone.

    Thank you to all who have supported the Ben Morrison Fund and we encourage all to join our day of fun on the greens to support our fight to shine a light on struggles with mental health – so that no one has to fight alone.

    REGISTER or DONATE TODAY

    ________________

    Tori Morrison is the President and Treasurer of the Ben Morrison Memorial

    www.benmorrisonfund.org

    The Ben Morrison Memorial Fund is a 501(C)(3) Corporation. Fed ID no. 86-2896878

  • 988 is the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

    988 is the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

    The Lifeline and 988

    Starting on July 16, 2022

    988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. While some areas may be currently able to connect to the Lifeline by dialing 988, this dialing code will be available to everyone across the United States starting on July 16, 2022.

    When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.

    The current Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will always remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, even after 988 is launched nationally.

    The Lifeline’s network of over 200 crisis centers has been in operation since 2005, and has been proven to be effective. It’s the counselors at these local crisis centers who answer the contacts the Lifeline receives every day. Numerous studies have shown that callers feel less suicidal, less depressed, less overwhelmed and more hopeful after speaking with a Lifeline counselor. 

    Answer the call! These centers are looking to bring on new volunteers and paid employees. You will receive training, so if you are a caring person who wants to help those in crisis, apply today. Find your opportunity: samhsa.gov/988-jobs

    For ways to support your local Lifeline network crisis center, visit our Crisis Centers page here. 

    To learn about the impact of the Lifeline, visit our new By the Numbers page.

    To learn about what happens when you call, text, or chat with the Lifeline, click here.

    To learn more about the history of 988, visit here. 

    To learn how Vibrant Emotional Health, the nonprofit administrator of the Lifeline, has been supporting states’ implementation planning for 988 through grants, check here.

    If you’re a Veteran, Service Member or loved one and want to know more about how 988 will affect the Veterans Crisis Line, click here.

    988 is not yet active across all communications access points in the United States. If you or someone you know is in crisis now, please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to be connected to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or visit Vibrant Emotional Health’s Safe Space for digital resources.