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988 Day

988 Day is 9/8. Join us in raising awareness by using the toolkit and posting with the #988Day hashtag. What is 988 Day? Day of Action 988 Day is a Day of…

FAQ: What percent of funding is in direct support of the 988 Lifeline?

Answer: More than 80% of all funding to Vibrant Emotional Health, the administrator of the 988 Lifeline, is in direct support of subnetworks (which includes…

FAQ: How do you ensure that 988 counselors are culturally competent?

Answer: All 988 counselors take required core trainings to be a part of the 988 network to help them support conversations with high-risk and other specific…

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

The Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community encompasses a diverse population of people representing more than 50 ethnicities…

Hispanic/Latino Mental Health

The Hispanic / Latino community encompasses a diverse population of people from a wide array of ethnicities, races, and ancestries. This community is faced with…

Network Center Committee

The Network Center Committee will be composed of crisis center staff to proactively co-develop solutions to key crisis center topics…

Communications and Marketing Committee

The Communications and Marketing Committee works to ensure that the 988 Lifeline is effectively reaching communities and individuals in emotional distress and…

Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) Steering Committee

The DDH Steering Committee will provide subject matter expertise on disaster behavioral health, disaster emotional and spiritual care, suicide prevention/crisis/

Confidentiality

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Confidentiality Statement What does “confidential” mean when saying contacting the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is free and…

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy describes what information the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline website collects from you when you visit our website and how we handle that…

Self-Care During the Holidays

The holiday season can be a difficult and stressful time for many. That’s why it’s so important to stop and listen to your own needs, too. Here are some self…

For The Press

Best Practices For Covering Suicide Covering suicide is never easy, but it’s very important to do it right. Research has shown that improper reporting on…

Join a Committee

Interest forms for our 988 Lifeline Committees are now closed. Thank you for your interest in joining a 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Committee!

Careers

988 Lifeline centers are looking for empathetic volunteers, employees, and interns to serve as crisis counselors answering phones, chats, and texts…

Storytelling for Suicide Prevention Checklist

Overview Healing, hope, and help are happening every day. For every one person who dies by suicide, 316 people seriously consider suicide but do not go through…

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Citations

The 988 Lifeline is reaching many Americans in crisis. Since 2005, the 988 Lifeline has answered (over/nearly) 10.43 million calls, with approximately 1 out of…

Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Glossary

Information about mental health and suicide prevention can sometimes include language you might not be familiar with. These terms are used commonly when talking…

Standards, Training, and Practices Committee

The STPC works to identify and recommend essential standards, practices, and related trainings for crisis center practice. Committee Lead: Robyn Filler…

988 National Steering Committee

The role of the 988 Lifeline Steering Committee is to provide expert guidance on issues that affect the network’s primary administrators, partners…

Lived Experience Committee

The 988 Lifeline Lived Experience Committee plays a foundational role in ensuring that the Lifeline’s services, programmatic frameworks and engagement…

What to Expect

Using the 988 Lifeline is free. When you call, text, or chat the 988 Lifeline, your conversation is confidential. The 988 Lifeline provides you judgment-free…

Terms of Service

The following Terms of Service apply to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988 Lifeline) text, phone, chat, and videophone services. They have been developed by…

Research and Evaluation Process and Proposals

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Data Access & Requests to Collaborate on Research (L-DAC) The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988 Lifeline) may accept requests to…

FAQ: Are there specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth who reach out to 988?

Answer: In 2022, a pilot project was launched for LGBTQ+ people under 25 to access affirming support via the 988 Lifeline by calling 988 and pressing #3.