Dr. Ashley Castro
drashleycastro.com
Dr. Ashley Castro
@drashleycastro.com
Clinical psychologist and executive director of Healwise, a mental health nonprofit working on access to affordable care. NYC.
From Sept 2022 until May 2025, almost 10% of the calls to 988 chose the specialized #LGBTQ+ service line.

SAMHSA data shows that the number of LGBTQ+ callers increased over time, with the peak in May 2025 (the last available month of data). www.samhsa.gov/mental-healt...
988 Lifeline Performance Metrics
The data below represent 988 Lifeline monthly performance. This data represents the performance of the overall national network, which includes data from all 988 Lifeline network centers.
www.samhsa.gov
July 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by Dr. Ashley Castro
Looking to talk with federal employees with disabilities who were terminated this weekend, especially folks hired through Schedule A or disabled veterans. Please boost! #disability #journorequest
February 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
For the next four years we'll have to endure an endless onslaught of news events (real and fabricated) designed to overwhelm and confuse us. We need to stay focused on real organizing around real threats to the causes we care about.

Where are the #mentalhealth care experts on here?
January 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM