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Joseph asks about 988 usage in NYC public schools

New York City Council · Jun 1, 2026 · starts 2:04:12 · 46 sec

Joseph asks about 988 calls from young people in schools. Tisch says NYPD doesn't collect demographic data on 988 transfers and suggests asking 988 operators. Joseph also requests mental health 911 call numbers by council district.

Rita C. Joseph

How many calls do you get from young people?

Rita C. Joseph

Do you track that?

Jessica Tisch

We would not have that data.

Jessica Tisch

That data, you should need to ask 988, the people who run that, because all we do is transfer the call so we don't collect the demographic.

Rita C. Joseph

And how many mental health-related calls were this training would be applicable if you were to do it?

Rita C. Joseph

You can get back to me on that.

Jessica Tisch

Mental health related 911 calls?

Jessica Tisch

Yes.

Jessica Tisch

We can get you the number of mental health 911 calls.

Rita C. Joseph

Yeah.

Jessica Tisch

I know that in the first 15 days, 204 calls were transferred to 988, but that is nowhere near the total number.

Jessica Tisch

You're asking for the total number of any EDP call we get.