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As 988 crisis line sees more use, states debate how to pay for it

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By Noelle Straub
| Wenatchee World Verified
(Editor’s note: If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.) Almost everyone agrees that putting money behind the national suicide and crisis hotline is a good thing. But not everyone thinks a new phone tax is the best way to pay for it. Since the crisis line’s easy-to-remember 988 number launched last July, its use has increased significantly.
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As 988 crisis line sees more use, states debate how to pay for It

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By Noelle Straub
| Source New Mexico
by Noelle Straub, Stateline, Source New Mexico April 3, 2023 This story originally appeared in Stateline. Almost everyone agrees that putting money behind the national suicide and crisis hotline is a good thing. But not everyone thinks a new phone tax is the best way to pay for it. Since the crisis line’s easy-to-remember 988 number launched last July, its use has increased significantly.
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As 988 crisis line sees more use, states debate how to pay for it

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By Noelle Straub
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NATIONAL - Almost everyone agrees that putting money behind the national suicide and crisis hotline is a good thing. But not everyone thinks a new phone tax is the best way to pay for it. Since the crisis line’s easy-to-remember 988 number launched last July, its use has increased significantly. The lifeline had 404,194 calls, chats and texts in February alone, an increase of 161,678 contacts over February 2022. Calls answered increased by 48%, chats answered by 247% and texts by 1,599%.
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