Last July, the cumbersome 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline became 988. The easy-to-remember lifeline was created to help people dealing with issues like depression, substance use and suicidal ideation get immediate help and be guided to additional resources. At the one-year mark, there’s some success to report: Texts to the lifeline increased dramatically and average wait times across the line plummeted from 2 minutes 39 seconds to 41 seconds.
that’s an amazing response time! Society needs more of this. Coming through the other side of the pandemic, there are still people who have barely left their house.
that’s an amazing response time! Society needs more of this. Coming through the other side of the pandemic, there are still people who have barely left their house.