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.

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 hotline connects callers with trained mental health professionals, acting like a 911 for emergencies not related to crime. The switch from the old hotline number, 800-273-8255, will be ...

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.

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.

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 ...

A three-digit suicide prevention hotline number will soon make seeking emergency mental health help more like calling 911, federal regulators announced Thursday. When the months-long process is ...

O ne 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 ...

City’s 988 mental health crisis hotline could axe workforce amid funding declines. ... but Vibrant Emotional Health estimated that the number of callers was closer to 436,000, ...

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — Individuals experiencing a mental health emergency in North Carolina and across the country can now call or text '988' to reach a trained crisis counselor. The '988 ...