DHS Sets 988 Mobile Crisis Public Listening Sessions

Register to speak

The Department of Human Services (DHS) will be holding two in-person listening session and one online session to gather input on the new 988 mobile crisis response teams that they will establish in 2023.

DHS and the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) are working to create these new teams that will respond to suicidal, mental health and substance use crisis situations across the state. The SFY2023 budget includes $16 million in funding for mobile crisis response teams. 

Testimony is limited to three minutes per person. To register, email humanservices@dhs.nj.gov with your name, phone number and organization. Sign language and captioning available. Please note any other accommodations needed. Registration Deadline: Friday, Jan. 13.

Sayreville In-Person 988 Mobile Crisis Public Listening Session
Tuesday, Jan. 17
1– 4 p.m.
Middlesex County Fire Academy
1001 Fire Academy Drive
Sayreville, NJ 08872

Virtual 988 Mobile Crisis Public Listening Session
Thursday, Jan. 19
1 – 4 p.m. 
Zoom Webinar – Link provided by DMHAS upon registration.