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

LGBTQ+ advocates are concerned that the Trump administration could be discontinuing LGBTQ-specific support for youth on the national 988 suicide hotline. WBZ-TV's Mike Sullivan reports.

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.

Nearly two million of the 10 million interactions were text messages, while 1.2 million were calls answered by the Veterans Crisis Line, an option that allows service members and veterans to press ...

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 ...