Health

Most States Have Yet to Permanently Fund 988. Call Centers Want Certainty.

Since the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline transitioned a year ago to the three-digit crisis phone number 988, there has been a 33% increase in the number of calls, chats, and texts to the hotline. But…

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