The substance abuse and mental health service administration (SAMHSA) stated that the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline will no ...

The 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will stop providing tailored support options to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults on ...

The mental health crisis hotline is working. So why doesn’t it get the funding it needs? The 988 crisis hotline can be reached by calling or texting the number or using its online chat service.

The hotline will continue, but without dedicated support for the LGBTQ+ community. “Everyone who contacts the 988 Lifeline will continue to receive access to skilled, caring, culturally competent ...

The crisis responders who answer the national hotline run by the Department of Veterans Affairs are often talking to former armed servicemembers at life’s lowest moments, many contemplating ...

Between July 2022 and December 2024, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline was contacted over 16 million times nationwide, with 70.1% of contacts by call, 18.0% by text, and 11.9% by chat.

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 ...

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is now operational nationwide. Some of the phone counselors say they need help dealing with abusive callers who keep them on the line and sexually harass them.

The nonprofit that runs the city’s 988 mental health crisis hotline may have to gut its staff in the coming months because of a dropoff in funding, marking another hit for a behavioral health ...

New York state’s 988 hotline has received nearly 430,000 calls, texts and chats between May 2023 to May 2024, according to data from the Office of Mental Health. It responded to roughly 82% of ...