{"id":181440,"date":"2024-07-17T03:38:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T08:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=181440"},"modified":"2024-07-17T03:38:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T08:38:16","slug":"lifeline-has-received-over-300000-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2024\/07\/17\/lifeline-has-received-over-300000-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifeline has received over 300,000 calls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COLUMBUS &#8212; Two years after its debut, the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline has proven to be a safety net for thousands of Ohioans each month who face emotional distress or thoughts of suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c988 is saving lives,\u201d Governor Mike DeWine said. \u201cThe lifeline is providing free, around-the-clock support to Ohioans in crisis by connecting them with someone to talk to for help at the moment it\u2019s needed most. I am proud of the impact 988 has made in two short years and we fully intend to continue building on that momentum moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/988.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-181441\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its launch on July 16, 2022, the service has grown steadily. In that time, Ohio\u2019s 19 call centers \u2013 the most of any state in the nation \u2013 have responded to nearly 340,000 calls, texts, and chats: an average of more than 14,000 contacts each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ohio 988\u2019s average speed-to-answer rate is 25 seconds, compared to 36 seconds nationally, and since its launch, the average amount of calls rolling over to the national 988 network is just two percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis \u2013 or their family members \u2013 can call, text, or chat the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline to reach a trained specialist who can offer assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reasons to call 988 include, but are not limited to: thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use crisis, financial and relationship struggles, and any other kinds of serious emotional distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c988 is confidential and functions as a crucial gateway to crisis support within our communities,\u201d said Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) Director LeeAnne Cornyn. \u201cOur hope is that reaching out to 988 in a behavioral health crisis becomes as natural to Ohioans as dialing 911 in other types of emergencies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As 988 enters its third year of service, state mental health leaders are encouraging more local communities and organizations to get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAny person or organization that puts effort toward building awareness about 988 is helping save lives,\u201d said Doug Jackson, Ohio\u2019s 988 Administrator.&nbsp;\u201cThe life you save may be a friend, a loved one, or someone in your community.&nbsp;You may never know that you helped to save that life, but together, we can be certain that we are offering hope to those that need to talk to someone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information COLUMBUS &#8212; Two years after its debut, the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline has proven to be a safety net for thousands of Ohioans each month who face emotional distress or thoughts of suicide. \u201c988 is saving lives,\u201d Governor Mike DeWine said. \u201cThe lifeline is providing free, around-the-clock support to Ohioans [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-181440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 08:30:18","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181440"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181442,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181440\/revisions\/181442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}