988’s Future, Funding, and Online Fables

There have been ten million contacts, via phone calls, texts, and
chats, with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline since it first
launched in July of 2022. As its third anniversary approaches, we
check in to see how the system is holding up, what the funding
and capacity issues are, and what the future might look like with
our guest, Hannah Wesolowski, Chief Advocacy Officer for the
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). We also examine the
potential threat to the LGBTQ specialized services line after a
leaked document from the Trump administration proposed cutting
funding for it. And we debunk an internet meme involving cutting
all 988 funding and Canada stepping in to pick up America’s
slack.


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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 1-800-273-8255,
1-800-273-TALK


Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741.


International suicide hotline numbers available
here: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines