New 988 hotline provides immediate help for mental health crises
Chattanooga Times Free PressOct 02, 2022
Oct. 2—About three weeks ago, social worker
The woman was depressed, had a loaded gun in her lap and was considering taking her own life. But Duncan, the crisis call center coordinator for
When there's an emergency, people universally know to call 911. But instead of police officers, firefighters or EMS workers, many people experiencing a mental health emergency are better helped by professionals such as Duncan who are specially trained to handle the situation.
That's the idea behind the new, three-digit 988 number — which went live
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