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Grassroots Crisis Intervention said roughly 60 layoffs would take effect September 29 after a federal 988 contract ended
Grassroots Crisis Intervention told Becker’s Behavioral Health that 62 employees would be laid off after discontinuation of its federal 988 National Back-Up Text and Chat contract. The reduction was scheduled to take effect September 29, while the nonprofit said it would continue handling Central Maryland 988 contacts and operating its other crisis, mental-health, substance-use and homelessness services.
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Donor relevance
Why this matters
The cuts remove a substantial group of trained crisis workers from the national 988 backup network and may place financial and staffing pressure on a nonprofit that also provides emergency shelter and round-the-clock local crisis services.
Attribution
Who reported or established this
Becker’s Behavioral Health attributed the planned 62 layoffs and service statements to a Grassroots Crisis Intervention spokesperson.
Evidence limits
What remains unverified
No Halo has not established whether every planned layoff occurred on September 29, the final number of affected workers, or the eventual effects on response times, remaining employees and other programs.
Right of reply
Organization response
Grassroots said it was assessing the wider budget and operational effects, expected its other services to continue, and remained committed to providing free crisis and social services.
Classification
How No Halo records this event
Event type: Operational Contraction. Current state: Pending. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published August 11, 2026 · Last verified September 29, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.