Search

Home > The Journal. > The Suicide Hotline Overhaul
Podcast: The Journal.
Episode:

The Suicide Hotline Overhaul
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:16:09
Publish Date: 2022-08-31 20:54:00
Description:

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has been around for nearly 20 years. And over the years, an increase in the volume of calls has strained its call centers, leaving some calls unanswered. WSJ's Brianna Abbott discusses the effort to replace the Lifeline with a simpler, more responsive number: 988.


Further reading: 

-One in Six Calls to National Suicide Prevention Lifeline End Without Reaching a Counselor 

-What Is 988? Behind the New Mental Health Crisis Lifeline Number 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Total Play: 0

Some more Podcasts by The Wall Street Journal

1K+ Episodes
WSJ Opinion: .. 600+     90+
200+ Episodes
WSJ Secrets .. 50+     1
300+ Episodes
WSJ The Futu .. 40+     10+
3K+ Episodes
WSJ Tech New .. 20+     20+
20+ Episodes
WSJ Minute B .. 70+     1
500+ Episodes
WSJ What's N .. 100+     10+
1K+ Episodes
WSJ Your Mon .. 10+     3
2K+ Episodes
WSJ What’s ..     6