Senior suicides up last five years, but help is available
Green Valley News: The number of people aged 60 and older who committed suicide in Pima County increased 11 percent from 2018-2022, with that age group accounting for 33% of …
Arizona’s use of mental health line 988 is on the rise
Axios: Use of the new 988 mental health crisis line is on the rise in Arizona, though the number of calls remains dwarfed by the number of calls to the …
Rising numbers, promising results for 988 helpline’s first year in OK
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With 40K calls in first year, Oklahoma’s 988 mental health hotline has momentum for continued growth
Tulsa World– A three-digit phone number that links Oklahomans to mental health support generated nearly 40,000 calls in its first year, a number that should only keep rising as efforts …
988 Oklahoma marks one year in mental health crisis response
2News Oklahoma– Anyone who calls or texts the 988 hotline can talk with an Oklahoma-based specialist who can connect them to local resources or a mobile unit to help them. That’s …
There was a 45% increase in call volume when Arizona switched to 988 suicide hotline
The 988 hotline, the nation’s suicide prevention lifeline and mental health crisis line, reached its first anniversary Sunday. Since July 2022, 60,000 people in Arizona have called in for help, according to …
Justin Chase, CEO of Solari – The 1 year Anniversary of “988”
What many people call the suicide hotline “9-8-8” is now a year old. We talked with the head of the organization that helps run “9-8-8” in our state and asked …
Over 60,000 calls in AZ during first year of new mental health hotline
Sunday will mark one year since 988 was launched across the country. The new three-digit number is the mental health equivalent of 911. When someone calls 988, a crisis counselor …
Hope Always Answers: State promotes suicide and mental health crisis line
Mohave County residents have the fourth highest suicide rate in the state. Per 100,000 population, Mohave County’s suicide rate is 33.6 — exceeded only by Apache, Navajo and Yavapai counties …