"I'm really encouraged and excited by the data," one advocate said. In the six months since the launch of the national, government-backed 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, contact and answer rates have ...

HARRISBURG — A new universal three-digit phone number, 9-8-8, launched nationwide to help people who are suffering a mental or behavioral health crisis or contemplating suicide. The 988 Suicide & ...

CNN — After the summer launch of the new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline number, calls to the lifeline increased 45% compared with the same time last year, and the majority of those calls were ...

The new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline – a nationwide program launched in mid-July to help make mental health care more accessible – arrives just in time to assist countless residents experiencing ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A little more than a month after the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launched, local reports show it is making a significant impact. The goal of 988 is to improve access to ...

Starting Saturday, July 16, people in need of any kind of mental health support can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. The new dialing code does not replace the already ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) has partnered with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to add a crisis line to veterans’ hunting and fishing licenses. The 988 ...

NAMI Tennessee is encouraging individuals experiencing mental health crises to use a potentially lifesaving resource. As easy to remember as 911, the new 988 phone number will connect callers with ...

In its first five months of operation, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) has received over 1.7 million calls, texts, and chats, NPR ...

UPDATE (07/18/2022): The United States’ first nationwide three-digit mental health crisis hotline went live on July 16. It’s designed to be as easy to remember and use as 911, but instead of a ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The governor’s office on Thursday announced the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services will receive over $5.4 million to improve the local capacity of the 988 ...