U.S. Transition to 988 Suicide

U.S. Transition to 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Begins Saturday

On Saturday, the US will transition the 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to 988 – an easy-to-remember three-digit number for 24/7 crisis care.

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline | Federal Communications Commission

For texts, Veterans should continue to text the Veterans Crisis Lifeline short code: 838255. 988 Lifeline voice, text, and chat options are offered in Spanish.

HHS Secretary: 988 Transition Moves Us Closer to Better Serving ...

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to fund $150 million for 988 Lifeline, including $35 million announced today to better link 988 Lifeline ...

U.S. TRANSITION TO 988 SUICIDE & CRISIS LIFELINE BEGINS ...

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2022—On Saturday, July 16, the U.S. will transition the 10-digit. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to 988 – an easy-to-remember ...

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Two Years After Launch - KFF

This three-digit number connects users–via phone, text, or chat–to a network of over 200 local and state-funded crisis call centers.

HHS Announces Additional $200 Million in Funding for 988 Suicide ...

More than $200 million in new funding for states, territories, and tribes to build local capacity for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and related crisis ...

988 Frequently Asked Questions - SAMHSA

These frequently asked questions are designed to help you better understand the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

National preparedness for 988—the new mental health emergency ...

... United States in July 2022. 988 connects callers to the 988 Crisis & Suicide Lifeline, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The ...

A year since 988 started helping callers, here's what experts want to ...

If you or someone you know is struggling with depression or suicidal ideation, you can call 988 to access the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline ...

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - AFSP

AFSP supports increases in federal and state funding for the 988 crisis response system, including the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and its network of ...

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - CMS

Project Start: December 2021. Team Members: Amy Behrens, Meredith Stewart, Misu Tasmin, Ian Munoz, Elizabeth Schweinsberg, Steve Albers, ...

Preparing for the new 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline | United States

The McKinsey Health Institute came together with a group of national- and state-level stakeholders to lay the groundwork for a successful transition to the ...

HHS Releases Data on Transition to 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

According to new data released from HHS, after transitioning the National Suicide Prevention line to a three-digit dialing code, ...

Implementing 9-8-8 - Psychiatry.org

The Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration administers the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, in ...

About 988 - 988 Lifeline

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a ...

U.S. transitions to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline - Mobile County ...

MOBILE, Ala. — The United States has now transitioned the 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to 988 – an easy-to-remember three-digit ...

Statement on the Nationwide Transition to the 988 Suicide & Crisis ...

Alexandria, VA – Schroeder Stribling, president and CEO of Mental Health America, issued the following statement today regarding the ...

Preparing for the Transition to the 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline

to establish 988 as the new, nationwide, 3-digit phone number for Americans in crisis to connect with suicide prevention and mental health ...

988—the new suicide-prevention hotline—sees big increase in use

For decades, people in the U.S. experiencing a mental health crisis have typically called 911 for help. But most local law enforcement ...

Most U.S. Adults Remain Unaware of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

The survey, conducted for Pew by Ipsos Public Affairs in April 2023, can serve as a baseline as outreach efforts expand to match growing service ...