Calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline increased nearly 38% in Kansas from January 2025 to October 2025, according to a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new rule from the Federal Communications Commission hopes to make responding to people reaching out for mental health support more accurate. Based on the policy change, if you text ...

U.S. communications regulators will require that phone companies allow people to text as well as call a new “988” number for the suicide-prevention hotline. The Federal Communications Commission last ...

A KDADS report indicates the Kansas 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is maintaining its goals now that it has reached three ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — CommCARE, the local 988 provider serving the Kansas City metro and Northwest Missouri, is celebrating three years of helping those in need. Since the 988 Lifeline’s launch in July ...

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will end its specialized LGBTQ+ youth support option on July 17. The move comes ahead of the Trump administration’s 2026 budget proposal, which cuts funding for the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In the Trump administration’s proposed “Big Beautiful Bill,” funding cuts are planned for 988, the national suicide and crisis lifeline. The 988 service connects callers with ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Despite a federal decision to end dedicated crisis services for LGBTQ+ individuals through the 988 hotline, Rhode Island’s system will continue to support all residents — ...

As of July 17, the LGBTQ-specific branch of 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, has been shut down as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to cut spending and demolish ...