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  2. 988 (telephone number) - Wikipedia

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    988 (sometimes written 9-8-8) is a telephone number used in some North American (NANP) countries for a suicide prevention helpline. In the United States, it is known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the number 1-800-273-8255). In Canada, it is known as the 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline.

  3. Crisis hotline - Wikipedia

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    A poster for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (under its former name, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline), a crisis line in the United States and Canada. Such services began in 1953, when Chad Varah, an English vicar, founded The Samaritans service, which soon established branches throughout the United Kingdom. The first Samaritans ...

  4. Veterans Crisis Line - Wikipedia

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    The service is available 24/7 via the toll-free hotline number 988. Callers press 1 on their keypad to connect to the Veterans Crisis Line instead of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which shares the same number. It can also be reached by texting the SMS number 838255 or via online chat on the hotline's website.

  5. Many 988 callers will now get help based on where they are ...

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    “The goal of 988 is to help people in a mental health or substance use crisis get 24/7 access to compassionate, nonjudgmental help,” Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, assistant secretary with HHS and ...

  6. How does 988 work? - AOL

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    The new 988 number is meant as an alternative to 911. But how does it work? And is it safe to call?

  7. Three-digit national suicide prevention number established - AOL

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    Jul. 17—OLYMPIA — A new nationwide three-digit number has been established for those needing assistance with a mental health crisis or thoughts of suicide, according to a press release from ...

  8. Ten-digit dialing - Wikipedia

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    Central office code 988 was in the process of discontinuation for area code 904. [7] While included in the list of 83 area codes, area code 701 in North Dakota will not be converted to ten-digit dialing because the 32 telephone numbers in the 988 central office were reassigned to another prefix. [8]

  9. List of North American Numbering Plan area codes - Wikipedia

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    The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) divides the territories of its members into geographic numbering plan areas (NPAs). Each NPA is identified by one or more numbering plan area codes (NPA codes, or area codes), consisting of three digits that are prefixed to each local telephone number having seven digits.