National preparedness for 988—the new mental health emergency hotline in the United States

National preparedness for 988—the new mental health emergency hotline in the United States

988, a national mental health emergency hotline number, went live throughout the United States in July 2022. 988 connects callers to the 988 Crisis & Suicide Lifeline, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The transition to the three-digit number aimed to respond to a...

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Main Authors: Samantha Matthews, Jonathan H. Cantor, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Armenda Bialas, Nicole K. Eberhart, Joshua Breslau, Ryan K. McBain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Subjects:
988
Hotline
Mental health
Behavioral health
Suicide
Crisis care
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523000992

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