The 988 Lifeline in Kansas experienced growth in call volume and infrastructure during year two. Kansas call centers handled ...

Since launching 988, the FCC has also issued regulations creating specialized 988 services for Spanish speakers, LGBTQ+ ...

The Texas branch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is ... Thousands of calls to the hotline are being abandoned each month as the state faces a surge in demand but lacks the necessary resources ...

From January to August, 18,500 calls to the state’s 988 suicide ... calls each month. Abandoned calls happen when a caller hangs up before reaching a crisis counselor. Texas’s hotline ...

The state’s 988 suicide had the nation’s fifth ... Thousands of Texans in need are abandoning the state’s suicide hotline mid-call every month as call centers struggle under a $7 million ...

THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – Thousands of Texans in need are abandoning the state’s suicide hotline mid-call every month as call centers ... suicide rate statewide. The 988 number — a federally ...

Texas allocated $14 million for 988 crisis centers in fiscal 2024 while operational costs for the state’s five centers in ...

According to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... a tragic turn has been the establishment of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which is a dedicated ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Two years ago, when the suicide prevention hotline launched, it was called a "game-changer." However, 988 systems in Texas are now beginning to buckle under the weight of ...