Round-the-clock care for mental health crises is now accessible through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the new 3-digit number is a collabo...
Six months following the designation of 988 as a universal number for a national suicide hotline commencing next summer, New York state lawmakers have introduced a bill establishing a mental health crisis hotline system allowing for crisis intervention and crisis care coordination....
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The original 1-800 national mental health crisis hotline has operated since 2005. The huge increase of calls to 988 compared with those to the 1-800 number in just a year is likely linked to the simplicity of the three-digit code, saidAdrienne Breidenstine, vice president of policy ...
Decades of research on crisis hotline effectiveness was essential in advocating for, and supporting, the 2022 passage of the U.S.’s National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, which established a new three-digit number (988) for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. For...
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The launch of the nation's 988 mental health hotline did not coincide with significant and equitable growth in the availability of most crisis services, except for a small increase in peer support services, according to a new RAND study.
Starting Saturday, if you or someone you know is contemplating suicide or having a mental health crisis, you can dial just three numbers—988—to get help.
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