988 crisis line sees ‘eye-opening’ number of calls in first six months

988 crisis line sees ‘eye-opening’ number of calls in first six months

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has fielded over 2 million calls, texts and chats since the phone number was shortened to three digits last summer, CNN reports. “It’s really eye-opening to see the increase in the texts, chats and calls that are coming in,” Hannah Wesolowski, the chief advocacy officer for the National Alliance … Read more