Yet, underfunding has left the hotline struggling to meet demand. The state allocated $14 million for the hotline ...
Thousands of Texans in need are abandoning the state’s suicide hotline mid-call every month as call centers struggle under a ...
Some calls to the hotline have to be redirected to centers out of state, meaning there is more time for the suicidal person ...
A $7m funding deficit means one of America’s busiest suicide hotlines is seeing thousands of abandoned calls - Over eight ...
Since launching in 2022, the Texas 988 lifeline number has received over 380,000 calls, the second highest in the nation.
A bill filed by state Senator Jose Menendez, D-San Antonio, would create a state trust fund for 988 services similar to how ...
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Texas received $203.4M in 2021 to help build community mental health programs at libraries and churches, among other efforts.
"So, 9-8-8 is the National Suicide and Prevention Hotline, but each local mental health authority in the state of Texas has ...
: The crash involving a pedestrian that resulted in the death of a person on Thursday, Jan. 2, in East El Paso is being ...
Thousands of Texans in need are abandoning the state’s suicide hotline mid-call every month as call centers struggle under a ...