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Psychology | Personality

988 lifeline sees big increase in calls for help a year after launch

A year after the launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call centers nationwide are seeing a significant increase in people reaching out for help.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

988 suicide lifeline sees big boost in calls its first months : Shots - Health News : NPR

The 3-digit suicide and crisis lifeline – 988 – fielded nearly half a million more calls, texts and chats in its first 5 months than the old 10-digit Lifeline did during the same time in 2021.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

988 Lifeline Dialing Code Launches

On July 16, 2022, the dialing code 988 will become available across the US to route callers to the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network.