Who do you call for help? LA County starts PSA campaign on emergency service phone numbers

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There's more than just 911 available in LA County.

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and several other agencies launched a campaign Friday to educate the public on the differences between the county's emergency and resource phone numbers.The Who Do I Call for Help? campaign defines what each phone number and its associated agency can provide when called."When people are facing a crisis, one size does not fit all," county Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement.

"By diverting mental health-related calls from 9-1-1 to 9-8-8 and our 24/7 LACDMH Help Line, we can offer alternative crisis response services that are delivered by civilian, non-law enforcement providers."The campaign was launched in collaboration with the L.A. County Fire Department, the L.A. Sheriff's Department, the Los Angeles Police Department and Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services.

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