{"id":1196,"date":"2022-07-15T21:47:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T01:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emotionalhealth.us\/blog\/?p=1196"},"modified":"2025-08-08T03:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:21:53","slug":"the-lifeline-and-988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emotionalhealth.us\/blog\/the-lifeline-and-988\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lifeline and 988"},"content":{"rendered":"

(July 16, 2022) – 988 is the new phone number for the USA’s Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.<\/p>\n

     See: https:\/\/988lifeline.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

People who call, text, or chat 988 are connected to trained professional counselors who listen, understand, provide support, and connect people to resources.<\/p>\n

In addition to reaching the Lifeline using 988, toll-free number 1-800-273-8255 remains available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.<\/p>\n

The Lifeline\u2019s network of over 200 crisis centers has been in operation since 2005 and has proven to be effective.<\/p>\n

The non-profit administrator of the Lifeline is Vibrant Emotional Health. “For 50 years, Vibrant Emotional Health, formerly the Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA-NYC), has been at the forefront of promoting emotional well-being for all people.”<\/p>\n

     See: https:\/\/www.vibrant.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Created by Vibrant Emotional Health, The Safe Space website offers free resources and tools that provide support in an emotionally safe environment. <\/p>\n

     See: https:\/\/safespace.vibrant.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Vibrant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(July 16, 2022) – 988 is the new phone number for the USA’s Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.      See: https:\/\/988lifeline.org\/ People who call, text, or chat 988 are connected to trained professional counselors who listen, understand, provide support, and connect people to resources. In addition to reaching the\u2026 Read More: The Lifeline and 988 »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t