White House releases updated Suicide Prevention Strategy, targeting substance abuse, underserved communities, and offering 200 action items over 3 years.

White House unveils updated National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, focusing on reducing substance abuse, training more personnel, and addressing underserved communities. 200 actionable items to be implemented over the next 3 years include support for mobile response teams, increased frontline worker training, safe firearm storage campaigns, and additional support for the 988 suicide crisis hotline which has fielded 9.1 million calls. Access to healthcare remains a significant barrier to mental health treatment.