Starting July 16, 9-8-8 will be the new direct, three-digit line to trained National Suicide Prevention Lifeline counselors, opening the door for millions of Americans to seek the help they need. Those who call or text 9-8-8 will be connected to trained counselors through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s network. To better understand how this change affects emergency medicine, watch the on-demand webinar in ACEP’s Online Learning Collaborative (acep.org/olc) featuring Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, a leading suicide prevention researcher, John Draper, PhD, executive director of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and Tony Ng, MD, chair of the Coalition of Psychiatric Emergencies.
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