We had 3,000 students displaced and nobody was there at the lead poisoning office to help guide Wisconsin Milwaukee Public Schools through this crisis. I did want to add one other point though, related to the 988 line. When we fielded [the 988 line] in 2022, we understood that there were more people we're going to call than we're going to than previously called that 10 digit number. because nobody remembered it right. So we needed to make sure that those calls were answered in a timely manner and that there was a warm handoff to local mental health agencies so that people could have follow up service if necessary. (09:27–09:40)
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