Ep. 059 : We Call 988
Leaving The Valley
English - August 04, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBMental Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement ptsd antibullying depression mentalhealth mentalillness selfhelp suicide suicideprevention Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Major mental health news! The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has a new 3-digit phone number, 988. This is a huge victory for mental health advocates! This new number is much easier to remember than the previous 1-800 number. It also marks a tremendous influx of funding from the Biden administration to create and expand call centers and secondary call centers, call centers in Spanish, and improved website chat room functionality. In addition to a new number, even the name has changed. It’s now called “988 Suicide & Prevention Lifeline.”