One year after the creation of the three-digit crisis hotline known as 988, officials say the next step is expanding awareness and local crisis care.
More than 4 million people have called, texted or chatted the suicide prevention hotline in the year since its creation, according to Laurel Stine, executive vice president and chief policy officer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
She estimates that number will grow in the next fiscal year to 9 million contacts.
