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The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides free emotional support to people in mental health crises and connects them to local resources. The line operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and ...
Data shows that across the state, nearly 340,000 contacts with 988 operators have been made. A "contact" is any call, chat or text made to the lifeline. The total contact number includes repeat ...
The 988 helpline registered 154,585 more calls, texts and chat messages during November 2022 compared to the old national lifeline in November 2021, according to the latest data available.
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.
The Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted Thursday to approve new rules requiring all wireless carriers to implement georouting for calls to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in a ...
During the pilot program, which was launched in September 2022, 6% of calls, 11% of chats and 15% of texts routed to the 988 Lifeline network used counselors from Vibrant Emotional Health.
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides free emotional support to people in mental health crises and connects them to local resources. The line operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and ...
More than 361,000 calls, texts and chats came through to the service this August — 152,000 more than in 2021.