In many parts of the US, it has long been possible to make local calls with just the seven-digit phone number; the three-digit area code was implicit for calls between numbers using the same area code ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In two years, individuals in suicidal crisis ...

NEW YORK — Federal regulators are setting up a new three-digit number to reach a suicide prevention hotline in order to make it easier to seek help and reduce the stigma associated with mental health.

For individuals in crisis, the 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline could be difficult to remember. Although the global rate of suicide has declined, according to the Centers for Disease ...

To reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for mental health crises, it now takes only three digits: 988.On Saturday, Vibrant Emotional Health, the nonprofit that operates the lifeline on ...

The proposal was officially made at the Open Meeting Thursday. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved a proposal to implement a new resource that will serve as a national ...

The Federal Communications Commission will formally designate next month a new three-digit number to reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, the agency announced Tuesday. Currently, the hotline ...

In this Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, photo, a man uses a cell phone in New Orleans. Quick help for suicidal thoughts and other mental health emergencies may soon be as easy as 9-8-8. The United States’ ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In two years, individuals in suicidal crisis ...

In two years, individuals in suicidal crisis seeking help will have a number that’s easy to remember and quick to dial to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. At its July open meeting ...