In 2005, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration launched the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline under the phone number 1-800-273-8255.

The original suicide crisis hotline, 1-800-273-8255, is still being answered. Who should call? Those contemplating suicide or experiencing a mental health or substance use issue can call 988.

Farm Aid’s Spanish-language mental health hotline operator is available between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 1-800-327-6243. The nonprofit Farm Aid is collaborating with the ...

North Carolina is seeing a 22% increase year-to-year increase in calls to its mental health hotline, according to data released by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

But the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA, which oversees Vibrant and the hotline, ... of data that come largely from when the line was a 1-800 ...

Here's what to know about DOGE's impact so far 03:43. More than 10% of the staff working for the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration were fired this month as part of ...