988 hotlines launch is linked to thousands of fewer suicide deaths among teens and young adults
Nearly 4,400 fewer U. S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline, a sign the program is working even as it faces long-term funding challenges. Suicide deaths among 15- to 23-year-olds were 11% lower than what researchers expected between July 2022 — when the lifeline launched — and December 2024, researchers wrote in a study published Wednesday in JAMA. “The 988 program is one of the largest federal U...
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