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The 988 Hotline Is Saving Thousands of Lives, US Study Suggests


(AP) – Nearly 4,400 fewer US teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline, a sign the program is working even as it faces long-term funding challenges.

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