Read ... Cries for help pour into 988 mental health, suicide line...

more than 200 call centers around country tasked with answering an uptick in calls day and night from people considering suicide or experiencing a mental health emergency.

With bipartisan congressional support and $1 billion in federal funds, the 988 mental health helpline has quickly expanded its reach in the six months since it launched — with over 2 million calls, texts & chat messages pouring in.

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