How does 988 work?
Help for a mental health crisis is now just three digits away: 9-8-8. Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, which leads the crisis call response for most of Southern California, said its call volume doubled the day 988 went live....
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988 Suicide Prevention Hotline Sees Increase in Calls Weeks After Its Launch
The nation’s new 988 Suicide Hotline, which launched six weeks ago, is being inundated with calls. The three digit hotline was set up as an alternative to 911 and provides free support to anyone who is in emotional distress....
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988 Brought A Rise In Mental Health Crisis Calls. Lawmakers Say It Needs More Funding
The new number to call for mental health crises, 988, officially went live about a month ago. The launch of the new, easier-to-remember number has brought with it a spike in calls, and some lawmakers say it’s going to need...
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100,000 people called 988 during its first week, a historic moment in suicide prevention
“The launch of 988 is a historic moment for suicide prevention and crisis care in this country,” says Shari Sinwelski, vice president of crisis care for the Los Angeles-based Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, one of the more than 200...
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988 mental health hotline now available to anyone in crisis
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 new three-digit number is easy to remember...
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Editorial: For crisis response, press 988 — and pass a bill to keep it funded
In the future, there will be a number to call for help, much like 911, yet different. It will be like a suicide crisis line, but better. On the other end of the line will be trained and experienced counselors...
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Local Nonprofit Acquires Teen-To-Teen Crisis Line With Plans To Expand
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit that helps run the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, announced Thursday that it’s acquiring Teen Line, a youth-led mental health crisis line. Didi Hirsch CEO Lyn Morris told a press conference...
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Healthy Communities News: Suicide Prevention Goes ‘988’
Reaching out to help prevent suicide will be a lot simpler – starting July 16th – when anyone across the country can just dial “988” to receive lifesaving counsel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And Melissa...
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Hundreds Of Counselors Train For Launch Of 988, New Health Crisis Hotline
Mental health nonprofits across the state have been training hundreds of counselors in anticipation of a new national number that launches this month for people who are having mental health crises. The Federal Communications Commission picked the number 988,...
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Report: Country star Naomi Judd died by suicide
Didi Hirsch’s Lyn Morris talks to Fox 11’s Phil Shuman in the wake of Naomi Judd’s death. View the full story:
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