988 mental hotline sees 45% increase in calls and texts since debuting number

Published August 2, 2022 12:00am ET



The 988 mental health hotline has received over 96,000 calls, texts, and chats in a little over two weeks since it changed its number.

This is a 45% increase from the week before the change and a 66% increase from this time last year, according to Elemy’s Clinical Director of Psychology Dr. Jacquelyn Flood.

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