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Answer: Vibrant shares a number of data publicly. Below are links to the current publicly available 988 data. 988 Lifeline Performance Metrics State-based and…

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…

Confidentiality

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Confidentiality Statement The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is made up of the Network Administrator (Vibrant Emotional Health or…

Privacy Policy

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988 Lifeline/988) Privacy Policy outlines how the 988 Lifeline collects, maintains, uses, discloses…

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…

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…

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) phone, text, chat, and videophone services. They have been developed by…

Coping During Community Unrest

Across the United States, many communities are experiencing unrest and distress related to the unjust treatment of individuals who are Black in this country.

Best Practices

The 988 Lifeline provides mental health professionals and crisis centers in the 988 Lifeline network with innovative best practices and resources in the field…

Support on Social Media

For over 10 years, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has worked with social media platforms and digital communities to establish recommended best practices in…

Crisis Centers by State and U.S. Territory

Learn more about our network of crisis contact centers and what you can do to support them. State or Territory Alabama Crisis Center (Birmingham, AL 35222)…

Maternal Mental Health

Maternal mental health concerns can include a range of symptoms, including but not limited to depression, anxiety and psychosis. These can occur during…

Help Someone Else

If someone you know is struggling emotionally or having a hard time, you can be the difference in getting them the help they need. It’s important to take care…

About 988

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day…

Risk Factors

Risk factors are characteristics that make it more likely that someone will consider, attempt, or die by suicide. They can’t cause or predict a suicide attempt…

FAQ: What training does the 988 Lifeline provide network crisis counselors?

Answer: Current requirements are for each center in the network to develop their own training curriculum that incorporates the 988 Lifeline’s clinical…

Professional Initiatives

The 988 Lifeline network is proud to be a partner in and a leader of multiple initiatives to raise public awareness and further the field of mental health and…