
Hope In Action | A Conversation W/Didi Hirsch CEO Lyn Morris | Hinesights Podcast | EP 159
Release Date: August 28, 2025
Today I sit down with a leader I deeply admire and a true force for good: Lyn Morris, LMFT, CEO of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. Lyn has spent more than two decades building compassionate, life-saving systems of care, and now leads the organization behind the nation’s pioneering Suicide Prevention Center and a leading hub for 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline services. (Didi Hirsch)
This conversation is personal. We talk about what it takes to meet people where they are in despair, in transition, in recovery, and how follow-up, continuity of care, and culturally responsive support can change outcomes and save lives. We also explore what courageous leadership looks like in a time when demand is soaring and families need help now. (California Hospital Association)
Didi Hirsch has provided mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services since 1942, and today serves hundreds of thousands each year through whole-person care and crisis response. Lyn stepped into the CEO role in 2022, after leading critical clinical and crisis programs across the agency—including the Suicide Prevention Center. I’m grateful for her wisdom, her steadiness, and her heart. (Didi Hirsch, PR Newswire)
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Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services (homepage): didihirsch.org — programs, care, and ways to support. (Didi Hirsch)
Suicide Prevention & Crisis Services at Didi Hirsch: Crisis & 988 info (Didi Hirsch)
About Lyn Morris, LMFT: CEO Bio (Didi Hirsch)
How 988 is evolving and what “compassion at scale” really means. (Didi Hirsch)
Why post-discharge follow-up can be the difference between relapse and recovery. (California Hospital Association)
Building systems that move beyond stigma to whole-person care. (Didi Hirsch)
Lyn’s leadership journey and how purpose fuels perseverance. (PR Newswire)
If this episode moves you, please share it with one person who could use hope today. Your share can truly help someone stay.
If you or someone you love is in emotional pain: Call or text 988 or chat via 988lifeline.org for 24/7 support. If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. (Didi Hirsch)
Thank you, Lyn, for showing us what hope in action looks like and to the entire Didi Hirsch team for the lives you help save every day.
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