How 988 hotlines are working (or not) in rural areas

Aaron Bolton of Montana reported for NPR this week about rural areas' struggles with the new 988 hotline.  The headline is, "988 mental health hotline doesn't fix the lack of in-person resources in rural areas," and the summarizing blurb is: "Even with the upgraded 988 mental health hotline, there are still some callers who need to be connected with in-person services. In rural areas especially, those resources remain few and far between."  Here's more from Bolton on Montana Public Radio.  It's a familiar story of spatial inequality--resources available in urban areas but not in rural ones.