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The Veterans Crisis Line is fielding a record number of cries for help, the Department of Veterans Affairs said, amid increased mental health concerns for post-9/11 veterans and service members.
The Veterans Crisis Line anonymous online chat service, added in 2009, has engaged in more than 511,000 chats. In November 2011, the Veterans Crisis Line introduced a text-messaging service to provide another way for Veterans to connect with confidential, round-the-clock support and since then has responded to more than 150,000 texts." [29] The ...
The Veterans Crisis Line is a United States–based crisis hotline for military veterans, service members, their families, and caregivers. The service is available 24/7 via the toll-free hotline number 988. Callers press 1 on their keypad to connect to the Veterans Crisis Line instead of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which shares the same ...
In July 2022, the United States transitioned the National Suicide Hotline from the former 10-digit number into the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, linking both the National Suicide Hotline, the Veterans Crisis Line, and a network of more than 200 state and local call centers run through SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...
The US Capitol is seen on December 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. US President-elect Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers December 18, 2024 to scupper a deal to avert a fast-looming US government ...
The number 988, a national suicide and crisis call service, has been serving Ohioans for two years. Recently released data shows that people in Hamilton County, and Ohio, depend on the service.
The film focuses on the employees who staff the United States Department of Veterans Affairs suicide hotline in Canandaigua, New York.The 44-minute documentary shows the emotional strain the job has on employees (many of whom are veterans, former service members, or military family members), and the deep compassion and devotion they have for veterans in a time of crisis.
Between 2020 and 2023, at least 219 people died in custody of Ohio's 89 full-service jails, including four in Richland County. ‘We want justice’: Families protest deaths of loved ones who died ...