Suicide Call Centers to Get $105 Million Ahead of New Hotline

The HHS is pumping out $105 million in grant funding for states and territories transitioning to a three-digit national suicide hotline in an effort to beef up staffing ahead of the targeted summer rollout.

The funds are aimed at ensuring “the highest level” of responses for calls to 988, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Tuesday. The dialing code is slated to replace the current 10-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in July.

“Providing states and territories with the support to prevent suicide by assisting people in crisis is critical to our nation’s health,” Becerra said ...