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Need to use 988? 4 key questions about the new mental health crisis hotline, answered

You can chat online, text, or use an actual phone to reach counselors at the 988 crisis lifeline. Here's everything you need to know about the new service.

Inverse

New 988 mental health crisis line sees jump in calls and texts during first month

Mental health advocates say the numbers are encouraging, but there's more work to be done to build up state and local resources.

WEKU

Congress should do more to prevent suicides

The new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline phone number must be sustainably funded so that confidential, voluntary services by trained counselors are accessible nationwide.

Chicago Sun-Times

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'We all miss him very much': Dawn walk at Dixon Park remembers loved ones lost to suicide

Lifeline's Walk With Us for suicide prevention attracts hundreds of Hunter residents.

Newcastle Herald

Lifeline's walk to remember lives lost on World Suicide Prevention Day

Hundreds prepare to walk on Friday to remember those lost to suicide.

Newcastle Herald

Workers share stories to help fight mental health stigma

"I just hope it breaks down the stigma, and that people know there is help out there."

Newcastle Herald

Spread the word: it ain't weak to speak

'We walk at dawn to symbolise bringing conversations around suicide out of the shadows.'

Newcastle Herald

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Lifeline job training program in Toowoomba helps long-term unemployed people find work

It took Renee Perrow eight years to get a full-time job. Others like her are trapped in long-term unemployment but charities say they are an untapped solution to the labour shortage.

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Lifeline looks to expand mental health services in regional SA

Waiting lists for mental health support are blowing out in regional SA as a promising service that has been running for 18 months attracts calls to be expanded.

ABC News

Victorian government reverses decision to close Parentline support for parents and carers

Some counsellors working at the dedicated support service for parents and carers in crisis had already accepted redundancy packages after being told it was closing, the ABC was told.

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Lifeline fundraiser brings relief to Bendigo mum who lost two children to suicide

Siblings Angela and Stuart McGregor took their own lives a month apart. Their mum explains how a fundraiser is bringing her relief two decades after their tragic deaths.

ABC News

Lifeline Central Victoria and Mallee calls for community's support as demand surges

Lifeline Central Victoria and Mallee launches a fundraising campaign to recruit and train 10 new volunteers.

ABC News

Grazier Brendan Cullen swaps outback lakes for open water with English Channel swim

Kars Station is 12 hours west of Sydney, 500 kilometres from the nearest beach and one of the unlikeliest places to train for a swim across the English Channel. But that did not deter Brendan Cullen, who completed the attempt over the weekend.

ABC News

Lifeline defends decision to sell donated items intended for Lismore flood victims

This former Lifeline store manager says he resigned in disgust when boxes of donated items were sold instead of being given to flood victims.

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Jadiael Tekii uses own experience with mental health to help men in Rockhampton with Project Blokes

Jadiael Tekii did not realise it but he was struggling with anxiety and depression. Now he uses his experience to help other "everyday blokes" and remove the stigma around mental health.

Tribune News Service

988 suicide hotline launches, despite concerns about staffing

PITTSBURGH — The new national mental health crisis phone line, 988, was launched on Saturday, but many fear states and their lifeline call centers may be understaffed and unready to absorb the influx of new callers.

Salon

Why is there a new Suicide Lifeline?

As of Saturday, anyone needing help with matters concerning suicide can access it via a three digit code

The Texas Tribune

Here’s what you need to know about 988, the new mental health crisis hotline

The current National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will still remain available by calling 1-800-273-8255, but experts say the new three-digit code will be easier to remember during mental health emergencies.

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The Canberra Times

Book fair is back after February event cancelled by COVID protests

The book fair will be in the heart of Tuggeranong on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

WEKU

Some states are struggling to prepare for calls to the 988 mental health crisis line

With the new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline set to launch in days, several states have been beset by staffing crunches, dropped or rerouted calls and lack of planning.

ABC News

Ada Macey's coming out inspired parkrun to make their events more transgender and gender-diverse inclusive

Ada Macey used running as a way of dealing with gender dysphoria. But it wasn't until she was embedded in her local parkrun community that she felt comfortable coming out as transgender.

ABC News

Luca Brasi band member Tyler Richardson becomes Lifeline ambassador

It's a cause close to his heart, now Luca Brasi's Tyler Richardson wants to talk mental health as Tasmania's first Lifeline ambassador.

The Canberra Times

Swimmers bare all on the winter solstice

Close to 250 people braved the icy waters of Lake Burley Griffin.

ABC News

For millions of Australians, volunteering in their community is a 'win-win'. But COVID is shaking up the way we give back

While many Australians stopped volunteering during the pandemic, for others, COVID has exposed the surprising reasons so many of us enjoy giving back to our communities, writes Emma Myers.

The Times of India

Nagpur: City blood centre gets award for collecting max units during pandemic

NAGPUR: Nagpur’s prominent Lifeline Blood Centre has collected more than 67,000 units during the last three years, the highest for any government or private blood bank in the state despite the challenging situation created by the Covid pandemic and lockdowns. The Maharashtra State Blood Transfusion Council and the state government…

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