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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/7\/15\/23219962\/988-mental-health-crisis-suicide-hotline-lifeline<\/a> Starting Saturday, people in a mental health crisis will be able to call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline). It\u2019ll connect people with mental health counselors 24 hours a day, seven days a week. <\/p>\n The Lifeline is a network<\/a> of over 200 local call centers. If local centers are busy, callers are redirected to a national backup center. <\/p>\n Officials have billed the new number as the \u201c911\u201d for suicide prevention and mental healthcare. It replaces the old National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number \u2014 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). One goal is to reduce the number of mental health crisis calls that go to 911<\/a>, which often sends people to busy emergency rooms or puts them in contact with law enforcement unprepared to handle the situation \u2014 encounters that can be dangerous or deadly<\/a> for the person in crisis.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been in the works for years: in 2018, Congress directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to work with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs on creating a three-digit code for mental health crises. The FCC voted to finalize the number in 2020<\/a> and voted to expand it to texting in fall 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n But officials are downplaying the launch over concerns that there aren\u2019t state-level resources and staffing to meet the demand, Politico<\/em> reported<\/a>. Under the old program, most calls in many states were routed<\/a> to the national center. Callers still got care, but a local response tends to be better, experts say. \u201cIf they\u2019re not more local to you, within your own state, for example, it\u2019s harder for them to connect to the available services that might be in those communities,\u201d Matthew Wintersteen, an associate professor at Thomas Jefferson University working with the Pennsylvania program, told Politico<\/em>. <\/p>\n Many states have struggled to get consistent funding for their crisis hotline programs and haven\u2019t expanded the number of people <\/strong>fielding calls. Officials are expecting a surge in calls when the number switches over to the 988 hotline. <\/p>\n The Lifeline is administered by state programs, not the federal government, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said<\/a> during a press briefing \u2014 so the states have to build the support necessary. Still, he said Saturday\u2019s launch is just the start of a transition period. <\/p>\n \u201cIf you are willing to turn to someone in your moment of crisis, 988 will be there. 988 won\u2019t be a busy signal, and 988 won\u2019t put you on hold. You will get help,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is the aspiration. And it doesn\u2019t happen overnight.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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