In the first two-and-a-half years since the launch of the 988 mental health crisis hotline, nearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected, indicating the program's ...

Nevada’s 988 call centers are helping tens of thousands of people each year, and state administrators are already eyeing ways to improve the system in the upcoming years. Shannon Bennett, a bureau ...

Nearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline, a sign the program is working even as it faces ...

A nationwide mental health hotline saved more lives than expected. A new study found that suicide rates among young people dropped after the launch of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, with ...

Service linked with fewer people than expected taking own lives Use of hotline more than doubles since 988 replaced 10-digit number Findings support idea that simplified hotline access save lives ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The success of the new national 988 suicide prevention hotline may be contributing to a lower suicide rate among young people, a new study suggests. Since the 2022 rollout of the 988 ...

Since July 2022, people in the U.S. struggling with thoughts of suicide have been able to receive help by calling or texting the simple number “988.” Now an analysis of suicide mortality across the ...

Nearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline, a sign the program is working even as it faces ...