A new 988 hotline launched July 16; people can call it amid a mental health crisis. Some who lost loved ones to suicide wonder if things would have been different if this 988 hotline had existed.

The nonprofit that runs the city’s 988 mental health crisis hotline may have to gut its staff in the coming months because of a dropoff in funding, marking another hit for a behavioral health ...

A new suicide prevention hotline went live on Saturday, providing a place to call for anyone dealing with a mental health crisis. The number to the suicide crisis hotline is 9-8-8. The new three ...

PENDLETON — The national suicide prevention hotline has changed its number. And for those throughout Umatilla and Morrow counties and the rest of the nation, access during mental health crises ...

One year after 988 launched as the new number for the national U.S. mental health hotline, the people behind the system say they’re still working out some kinks. In an ideal world, for example ...

Local mental health advocates are optimistic that the new 988 hotline will help direct mental health calls away from 911 emergency services.

The updated number is 988, which makes it easier to remember. Even if the crisis center in your community is overloaded, your call will get through, says Tim Jansen of Community Crisis Services in ...

People in Arizona and other parts of the country can now get the mental help they need by calling 988. Here's what you should know about the new three-digit emergency mental health hotline number.

One year ago, Georgia and the rest of the nation launched a hotline that held a bold promise: it would serve as the key lifeline for Americans who were in the throes of a mental health crisis.

A new National Suicide Prevention Hotline number was activated on Saturday, changing it from a 10-digit number to 988, in an effort to get those who need assistance an easier way to get the help.

Dialing for help in a mental health crisis just got shorter. Now, Americans can dial 988 for assistance in an emergency instead of a previous 10-digit number directing them to the national suicide ...

The '988' mental health hotline launched Saturday allowing people to call or text '988' to be connected with a trained crisis counselor.