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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 this year.

PHILADELPHIA — Sappho Fulton's work with people experiencing homelessness requires her to navigate the community's mental health resources every day.

The 3-digit suicide and crisis lifeline – 988 – fielded nearly half a million more calls, texts and chats in its first 5 months than the old 10-digit Lifeline did during the same time in 2021.

The 988 mental health and suicide prevention helpline has quickly expanded its reach in the six months since it launched

Vice President Kamala Harris' husband will visit a new 988 call center that's part of the recently launched national hotline intended to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency

For all the convulsive court decisions, congressional hearings, price increases, invasions, mass killings and social media takeovers, 2022 should also be remembered as the year of 988 — the nationwide crisis line that went live in July. If the states and the federal government do their work, the number could…

The nonprofit running the city’s only call center says it has received about 350 calls and hasn’t transferred any to police.

Help for a mental health crisis is now just three digits away: 9-8-8.

You can chat online, text, or use an actual phone to reach counselors at the 988 crisis lifeline. Here's everything you need to know about the new service.