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State is reviewing 988 crisis hotline responses

Concerns are raised about ability to handle the volume of calls

01/18/2023

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State is reviewing 988 crisis hotline responses

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Concerns are raised about ability to handle the volume of calls

More people are using a new nationwide suicide crisis hotline. In the six months since the 988 hotline was launched, there has been an increase in calls and texts to it from New Jersey. Now the focus is shifting to whether communities have enough resources to respond to those calls.

01/18/2023

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