Most community crisis services did not expand after the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, potentially blunting the effectiveness of the hotline, a new study says. Walk-in psychiatric ...

While most of the 988 line in Washington is funded by a 40-cent state tax on cell phone bills, infrastructure and funds that ...

For people who need more support once their call ends, finding a crisis center might be harder to come by today compared to when 988 first launched. That's according to a new national study ...

“The biggest thing is, suicide is preventable, and there are people on the other side of the line who are trained ... referring to the national 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, which was ...

LOUIS – A Missouri state representative fears that texts sent to 988 suicide crisis lifeline are not going ... and a real person would pick up the line. The 988 provider then says to me ...

On Thursday, state senators voted ‘yes’ to Senate Bill 2200, which creates a 988 crisis hotline stabilization fund. 988 was created nationally in 2022, as a place for people to call ...

RiverValley Behavioral Health (RVBH) has been awarded $1.5 million by the Kentucky Department of Behavioral Health to enhance ...

Byrnes previously highlighted issues with 988 ... crisis,” Byrnes said. “I would also like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that the intentional misuse of a hotline or emergency ...

To me, that was at the core of creating this program.” Her center already had a local crisis line, but since the 988 rollout last year, the center has seen a 40% increase in calls.