In Canada, the number to call is 988. The hotline was introduced last November, about a year after the United States adopted the same number. Employees at Canada’s hotline responded to 300,000 ...

Within the first five months of 2024 alone, the 988 hotline received approximately ... "They're also there when the phone call isn't enough, like when we need to get 911 involved," Kossravi ...

The Texas branch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is grappling with a $7 million funding shortfall that threatens its ability to handle a growing number of mental health emergencies.

The proposal for the suicide hotline, which was unanimously approved by all five members of the commission, requires telephone providers to implement the 988 dial ... to call on 1-800-273-8255.

The state’s 988 suicide had the nation’s fifth highest rate of abandoned calls in August, the latest data available, amid a multi-million funding deficit that could worsen as federal dollars expire ...

A sign for 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline number, is posted at a North Austin parking lot on Jan. 3, 2025. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune Thousands of Texans in need are ...

North Central Mental Health Services, another 988 provider in Franklin County, also reported higher call and message volumes related to the election. Central Ohio isn't alone. National hotlines ...

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 ...

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