People in distress, including those considering suicide, can now chat or text rather than talk, if that suits their needs, the Arkansas Crisis Center in Bentonville announced.

After more than a year of work, Lehigh County is ready to launch its 988 call center, which means local callers to the ...

The national 988 call system for suicide prevention took texts from its start in 2022, but texts to the number connected people to the national call center. The Arkansas Crisis Center now has ...

More than 10% of the staff working for the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration were fired this ...

A bill that would establish long-term funding for Oklahoma’s 988 suicide crisis hotline failed in committee this week.

As the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in Texas faces a $7 million funding deficit, Sen. Judith Zaffirini and Laredo leaders ...

It’s part of the new Trump administration’s initiative to trim spending through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE ...

Rep. Tricia Byrnes told the 988 suicide hotline she had a gun to her head in what she called a test of the system.

Tim Bommel Missouri House of Representatives A Missouri lawmaker is under criminal investigation after texting the state’s 988 suicide hotline that she had a gun to her head in what she called a ...

A Dover High School suicide prevention program leader fears a federal funding freeze could threaten the program. The program ...

The 988 hotline connects callers with mental health resources, and enables dispatchers to send mobile crisis teams to callers.