Experts hope LGBTQ youth will call 988 — a new suicide lifeline number
7/6/22
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from The Washington Post,
7/6/22:
The new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number will roll out on July 16.
On July 16, Americans will be able to call or text a new phone number — 988 — if they feel they are experiencing a mental health crisis and/or are at risk of suicide.
The three-digit number will replace the 10-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which can currently be reached by phone or text at 800-273-8255 and which also offers an online chat. The forthcoming switch to 988 is due to passage of the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law in October 2020 after it passed the Senate with bipartisan support.
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