Mental health crisis hotline

The 988 crisis line is celebrating its second year of nationwide service. Here’s how local much local states are using the number.

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The 988 suicide hotline has gotten 10 million calls, but only a quarter of Americans know about it

Benjamin Thorp

988 has gotten roughly 10 million calls in the last two years. U.S. officials want to to raise awareness about the service

Local artist Adrienne Luther Johnson said talking about 988 in a colorful and playful way, through art, is an important part of destigmatizing asking for help. "I feel like as a millennial, I feel like we were raised through this evolution of the erasure of the stigma with suicide talk, like any sort of mental health discussion," she said.

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Suicide and crisis prevention line 988 adds American Sign Language for Deaf people

A new service added to the 988 Lifeline will offer suicide prevention and mental health crisis counseling through American Sign Language for people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing without the need for an interpreter.

Indiana's 988 crisis hotline answers nearly 4,000 calls per month more than a year since its launch.

Statewide

Indiana leads the country in 988 crisis hotline calls answered in-state

Brandon Smith

Indiana has led the country for nearly a year in the percentage of calls to the 988 hotline answered in-state.

Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) speaking at New Direction Church during a rally organized by the group Faith In Indiana to urge lawmakers to fully fund Senate Bill 1.

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Hundreds rally to call on lawmakers to fully fund bill to create mental health crisis response system

Farah Yousry

Hundreds of Hoosiers rallied at the New Direction Church in Indianapolis Saturday to urge lawmakers to fully fund Senate Bill 1, which would bolster mental health care access and services across the state.