988 will be the new number for the nation's mental health crisis & suicide prevention hotline. Call takers for Colorado's state mental health crisis hotline say they are expecting their phones will be busier than ever.
The hope for the new number, Becerra says, is, "If you are willing to turn to someone in your moment of crisis, 988 will be there. 988 won't be a busy signal and 988 won't put you on hold." "You will get help," he said. "That is the goal. That is the aspir...
The call service, which was launched in July, was restored shortly before midnight on Thursday. People experiencing a mental health crisis were still able to reach a mental health counselor by texting 988 or by visiting 988lifeline.org to start a chat. The federal government...
Objective As part of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's crisis response system, the Lifeline Crisis Chat Network (LCC) answers chats from hundreds of thousands of at-risk individuals yearly. The study's objective was to assess the effectiveness of these online crisis interventions. Method ...
Veterans or service members experiencing a mental health emergency can contact the Veteran Crisis Line at 988 or at 1-800-273-8255 and select option 1 for a VA staffer. Veterans, troops or their family members can also text 838255 or visitVeteransCrisisLine.netfor assistance. ...
It’s now been nearly a month since the 2024 election. It was an election for the ages, and one that liberals just can’t seem to get over. They told us for months on end that Trump didn’t stand a chance, that he would never be re-elected, and that first, Joe Biden would easi...
The nursing crisis calls for immediate attention and action. This shortage results from various factors, necessitating a multi-pronged approach. We must strengthen the nursing pipeline by mitigating educational gaps, while also managing retention, burnout, and immigration challenges. ...
Don’t let it build up—ease stress as you feel it so that it’s manageable and doesn’t cause other problems down the line. How Do You Celebrate Stress Awareness Day? Do something you love! Make the day about you and what you need in your life at the moment.Do some self-care, ...
increased “probability of a fiscal crisis in which investors would lose confidence in the government’s ability to manage its budget, and the government would be forced to pay much more to borrow money.”[99] [100] * Because association does not prove causation, and because numerous factors...
“If constitutional reform with consultation and participation by the ethnic and religious minorities becomes a reality, Sri Lanka will be on the road to relegate ethnic conflict to the past, as in Western Europe” ~ (Dr. Jehan Perera,the morning, 5 March 2024). ...