How to Reach Immediate Mental Health Support in Utah

In Utah, you can connect to a trained mental halth counselor confidentially and almost immediately by calling or texting 988. The 988 lifeline and the SAFEUT app are two essential tools that provide anyone in Utah help in an emotional crisis. In this episode, FM100.3's Rebecca Cressman is joined by Rachel Lucynski who directs Huntsman Mental Health Institute's Commuity Crisis Intervention who explains how real-time mental health support is providing urgent support to thousands of Utahns at home, work, and in Utah's schools.

Utah Weekly Forum is a weekly community affairs conversation about the growing and changing needs, resources, and issues affecting the diverse people and communities along the Wasatch Front mountains, within Salt Lake City, and beyond. Utah Weekly Forum is hosted and produced by Rebecca Cressman, KSFI Midday Radio Personality in Salt Lake City.  The interview program is broadcast Sunday evenings on FM100.3, KSFI Radio at 11:00pm and on 103.5 FM on Sunday mornings at 5:30am. You can reach Rebecca with questions and show ideas at Rebecca@FM100.com.