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English thumb|Logo for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Proper noun The telephone number for the suicide prevention lifeline in the United States and Canada. en Christina Caron Is the New 988 Suicide Hotline Working? w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/well/mind/988-suicide-crisis-hotline.html 2023-07-13 Many still assume that “you call 988 and — much like 911 — that means someone is going to be dispatched to you,” said Hannah Wesolowski, NAMI’s chief advocacy officer. “For the vast majority — almost all callers — that’s not actually the case.” https://web.archive.org/web/20230714012438/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/well/mind/988-suicide-crisis-hotline.html en Noah Weiland Crisis Hotline Has Answered 10 Million Calls, Texts and Chats w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/us/politics/988-suicide-crisis-hotline.html 2024-07-16 The 988 network has been a rare instance of bipartisanship in federal health policy. President Donald J. Trump in 2020 signed the law establishing the new number, and the Biden administration has implemented the number and expanded a network of more than 200 call centers, which typically operate around the clock. https://web.archive.org/web/20240716210946/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/us/politics/988-suicide-crisis-hotline.html en Vjosa Isai Canada’s 988 Crisis Hotline, a ‘Pathway to Survival,’ One Year Later w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/world/canada/canada-988-hotline-suicide-prevention.html 2024-12-07 Increasing access to mental health services in remote and rural areas, where suicide rates tend to be higher, is a priority, and the 988 hotline is a useful bridge to those communities, Dr. Crawford said. https://web.archive.org/web/20241208104655/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/world/canada/canada-988-hotline-suicide-prevention.html Derived terms en 988blr 988twt Further reading 988 (telephone number) en Suicide