Amid a $7 million deficit to Texas’ suicide hotline, thousands of calls are abandoned monthly
The state’s 988 suicide had the nation’s fifth highest rate of abandoned calls in August, the latest data available, amid a ...
Texas Suicide Hotline Struggles Amid $7M Deficit
Yet, underfunding has left the hotline struggling to meet demand. The state allocated $14 million for the hotline ...
A $7m funding deficit means one of America’s busiest suicide hotlines is seeing thousands of abandoned calls
Thousands of calls are being abandoned as Texas’s suicide hotline faces a $7 million funding deficit, according to a new ...
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Thousands of Callers Are Giving Up On Calls to Texas’ 988 Suicide Hotline As It Grapples with a $7 Million Deficit
Thousands of Texans are abandoning the state’s suicide hotline mid-call as call centers struggle under a $7 million funding deficit and a growing suicide rate.
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Amid a $7 million deficit to Texas’ suicide hotline, thousands of calls are abandoned monthly
Since launching in 2022, Texas’ five centers that answer calls to the 988 suicide hotline have received more than 380,000 calls, the second highest call volume in the nation, according to the ...
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Texas suicide-prevention hotlines buckle as mental health crisis increases
A federal grant supporting crisis call centers was never meant to support the system long-term. So, when it came time for states to step in, Texas didn't have a plan to foot the bill, creating a $7 ...
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Amid a $7 million deficit to Texas’ suicide hotline, thousands of calls are abandoned monthly
A sign for 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline number, is posted at a North Austin parking lot on Jan. 3, 2025. (Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune, Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune ...
Mental health advocates ask Texas lawmakers to replace expiring COVID-19 relief funding
Texas received $203.4M in 2021 to help build community mental health programs at libraries and churches, among other efforts.