CA Mental Health Phone Line Faces Steep Budget Cuts

SF-run mental health phone line’s future uncertain

The California Peer-Run Warm Line is in danger of shutting down in July, as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget didn’t allocate funds to the Mental Health Association of San Francisco to run the program.

CA mental health phone line faces steep budget cuts

Operator equipment sits on a desk in a call center office. Photo via iStock Photo As California grapples with a $12 billion budget deficit, that state’s peer-run phone service that provides free 24/7 mental health support to thousands of residents across the state could face deep funding cuts, or even a shutdown. The California Peer Run Warm Line — which is different from 911 and the federal 988 mental health crisis line because it is intended …