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October 1st, 2023

988 Lifeline focuses on increasing awareness in second year

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Despite low public awareness, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline answered nearly five million texts, chats, and calls in its first year.

Launched in July 2022, the...

October 6th, 2022

Suicide prevention hotline launched across nation

By Andrew Cromarty

On July 16, the 988, the new three-digit national suicide prevention hotline launched in New England and across the nation. With mental health crises becoming increasingly...

November 5th, 2020

National Suicide Hotline soon to become three-digit number: 988

By Eileen Weber

In two years, the U.S. will have another three-digit emergency code: 988. In a co-sponsored bill proposed last year by Massachusetts State Representative Seth Moulton and Utah...