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988 offers 24/7 access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing mental health-related distress. That could be (988 Key Messages, n.d.):

1. Thoughts of suicide
2. Mental health or substance use crises
3. Emotional distress

988 serves as a universal entry point so that no matter where you live in the United States, you can reach a trained crisis counselor who can help (988 Key Messages, n.d.).

In 2021(988 Key Messages, n.d.):

1. The U.S. had one death by suicide about every 11 minutes
2. For people aged 10–14 and 25–34 years, suicide was the second-leading cause of death
3. 
   Suicide rates increased significantly among non-Hispanic Black & American Indian and Alaska Native people
4. Nearly 900,000 youth aged 12-17 and 1.7 million adults attempted suicide
5. About 107,000 people died from drug overdoses

 

References

 988 Key Messages. (n.d.). Www.samhsa.gov. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988/key-messages

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