RiverValley Behavioral Health (RVBH) has been awarded $1.5 million by the Kentucky Department of Behavioral Health to enhance the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline network. The funding will enable the ...

The lawmaker’s messages to the hotline included “I have a gun to my head” and “I’m suicidal with a gun to my head.” ...

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 ...

California mental health providers are reporting receiving more calls from people in crisis since the launch of the 988 hotline on July 15, 2022. Courtesy Getty Images. California made it easier ...

A Missouri state Representative will not be charged after law enforcement officers responded to the Capitol for a false suicide threat using the 988 system. Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson said ...

On Feb. 20, officials were alerted to the Capitol for what appeared as a “false suicide threat,” according to the office. Byrnes previously highlighted issues with 988 and its texting services.

Launched in July 2022, the 988 hotline connects callers with mental health resources, and enables dispatchers to send mobile crisis teams to callers. In 2024, Oklahomans utilized the hotline ...

IF YOU NEED HELP The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for those looking to help someone else. To speak with a trained listener, call 988. Visit ...