The new shortened suicide hotline number 988 has received more than 1.7 million calls since it launched last summer in mid-July. That's nearly half a million more than calls into the previous number which was 10-digits during the same period in 2021.
988 lifeline sees boost in use
The new shortened suicide hotline number 988 has received more than 1.7 million calls since it launched last summer in mid-July. That's nearly half a million more than calls into the previous number which was 10-digits during the same period in 2021.