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Nebraska 988 mental health line doubled calls in first year

The new 988 Suicide & Crisis Line is more than a suicide prevention lifeline. It also handles mental health and substance use crises.

Mental health line doubled number of calls

Nebraska s 988 suicide prevention and mental health crisis line marked its first anniversary Sunday having handled double the number of calls answered by its predecessor.

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Nebraska 988 mental health line doubled calls in first year

The new 988 Suicide & Crisis Line is more than a suicide prevention lifeline. It also handles mental health and substance use crises.

After one month, Nebraska's new 988 service 6% above first goal

DHHS set a goal of resolving 90% of the 988 calls by phone. In the first month, the state’s call center at Boys Town received more than 1,538 calls, and 96% of those were resolved by phone.