Suicide Prevention Lifeline will transition to 3 digit number

July 12, 2022 4:13 AM

Published July 12, 2022 6:25 AM

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY-TV/ CNN) - The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is transitioning to a three-digit number to 9-8-8.

The line operated as a 10-digit number for more than 15 years.

Health officials are trying to reach more people because one caller out of every six hangs up before talking to anyone with the hotline.

The new line has over four hundred million dollars in federal funding and hopes to cut response time and answer more calls.

That 10-digit number will remain active even after 9-8-8 goes live.

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