WASHINGTON - People in crisis and those trying to help them will have a new phone number — 988 — to reach the national suicide prevention network starting in July. On Monday, federal health officials ...
NEW YORK — Federal regulators are setting up a new three-digit number to reach a suicide prevention hotline in order to make it easier to seek help and reduce the stigma associated with mental health.
three numbers 988 *** direct line to *** trained crisis counselor. It really treats mental health on par with physical health, just like we have 911. The national suicide prevention lifeline started ...