Suicide rates among teens and young adults declined in the two years after the launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

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 ...

Calls and texts to the suicide prevention line more than doubled since 2022, with disproportionately higher use among ...

More people in Connecticut utilized the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline after the July 2022 launch of the three-digit hotline — a change potentially linked to lower national suicide rates than ...

More than 80 percent of Nevadans aren’t aware of the state’s 24/7 suicide prevention hotline, prompting the state to rebrand ...

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 ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. Nearly ...

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We have some good news this morning about the mental health of young people in the U.S. Suicides among teens and young adults declined after the launch of the 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in ...