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Glenn Youngkin: “We've improved our responsiveness with 988 crisis calls by…”

Featuring: Glenn Youngkin, Republican | Governor of Virginia

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Governor Glenn Youngkin's 2026 State of the Commonwealth

Published | Video Starts at 48:01

To expand capacity across the state to deliver faster, more effective response, to get law enforcement out of the emergency room and back on the street. To expand the workforce today, we've increased our care capacity in beds and chairs by 241%. We've improved our responsiveness with 988 crisis calls by 456% to over 30,000 calls per month. We've deployed nearly three times as many mobile crisis teams across the Commonwealth, achieving a statewide average response time of just 42 minutes. (48:01–48:12)

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