This research was funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The authors thank Manisha Vaze, M.S.S.W., of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. They also thank Safe Harbor Behavioral Health, Erie, Pennsylvania, and the following call centers: Austin Travis County Integral Care, Austin, Texas; Center for Community Resources, Butler, Pennsylvania; Contact Community Services, Syracuse, New York; Contact Crisis Line, Dallas, Texas; Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay, Florida; FirstLink–North Dakota, Fargo, North Dakota; Pathways of Central Ohio, Newark, Ohio; and Volunteers of America Western Washington, Everett, Washington. The authors also thank James Wright, L.C.P.C., SAMHSA, and Dominic Hodgkin, Ph.D., Brandeis University. The authors thank the following employees or former employees of Truven Health Analytics: Greg Lenhart, M.S., Richele Benevent, M.S., Eva Witt, B.A., Karen Smoyer Tomic, Ph.D., Sabrina Malkani, M.P.H., Sasha Frankel, B.A., Leslie Preti, M.S., and Linda Lee, Ph.D. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The authors report no competing interests.