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United Way CT Expands Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s Chat and Text Service to Seven Days a Week
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When someone is in crisis, or worried about someone in crisis, 988 is the first stop. 24 hours a day, seven days a week, local help is available by phone, and since February of this year, by chat and text. — an announcement from United Way of Connecticut
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) launched 988 nationwide on July 16, 2022, as a new, easy-to-remember Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. “As of Aug. 1, we’ve now expanded our hours of chat and text operations to seven days per week.