Since its inception, the 988 hotline has received over 380,000 calls from Texans, ranking as the second-highest call volume in the United States, according to the National Alliance on Mental ...

A $7m funding deficit means one of America’s busiest suicide hotlines is seeing thousands of abandoned calls - Over eight ...

Since launching in 2022, Texas’ five centers that answer calls to the 988 suicide hotline have received more than 380,000 calls, the second highest call volume in the nation, according to the ...

A sign for 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline number, is posted at a North Austin parking lot on Jan. 3, 2025. (Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune, Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune ...

Since launching in 2022, Texas’ five centers that answer calls to the 988 suicide hotline have received more than 380,000 calls, the second highest call volume in the nation, according to the ...

Thousands of Texans in need are abandoning the state’s suicide hotline mid-call every month as call centers struggle under a $7 million funding deficit and a growing suicide rate statewide. The 988 ...