Starting Saturday, dialing 988 connects you to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Starting Saturday July 16 , the US will have a new emergency hotline designed to help callers respond to mental health crises.Dr. Lauren Khazem is a behavioral health professor at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
She spoke with KRLD's John Liddle.United States Latest News, United States Headlines
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