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Luke Costin

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Five fold increase expected as texts dms flood lifeline crisis support service - The Untold Story

Lifeline's 24-hour text and chat crisis support service has about one contact every two minutes. Photo: AAP

Since the first Lifeline phone rang in March 1963, the calls have been ever more frequent – now coming in twice a minute.

But changing behaviours mean the 24-hour text and chat crisis support service launched a year ago could soon face as many contacts from help seekers.

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