A new number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 988, is launching across the U.S. Saturday. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is aiming to be an easier way to request support and care for ...

AT HOW THIS WILL WORK. PEOPLE IN A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE HELP THEY NEED FAST. ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS PICK UP THEIR PHONE DIAL OR TEXT 988 AND PEOPLE INSIDE THIS BUILDING BEHIND ...

Before this past weekend, if you needed to call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, you had to dial a 1-800 number. But that phone number just got way shorter. Now it’s 988 — though the old one still ...

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s 988 phone number, which launched July 16, was designed as a universal mental health support tool for callers at any time anywhere. But the U.S. has a ...