Assembly Bill 303 mandates the Department of Health Services (DHS) to provide grants to organizations that offer crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination for individuals reaching out to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline within Wisconsin. This initiative aims to enhance support for individuals in crisis by ensuring that they have access to necessary resources and assistance when they contact the hotline.

The bill introduces a new section, 46.533, into the statutes, defining the national crisis hotline as the 988 number or its successor, which is part of a federally administered program. This legislative effort builds on the existing partnership between DHS and Wisconsin Lifeline, which currently provides statewide crisis hotline services, thereby expanding the support network for mental health and crisis intervention in the state.