988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, is an American YouTube channel and a national network service that provides free and confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It is open 24/7 in the United States and Canada.https://988lifeline.orghttps://globalnews.ca/news/9097268/canada-to-launch-988-mental-health-crisis/
==About==
The service began in 2005 as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and at first, their phone number was 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433), which was changed to 1-800-273-TALK (8255) in 2008.https://988lifeline.org/by-the-numbers/
In April 2017, Logic made a song called "1-800-273-8255", which not only the song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100,https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/logic-1-800-273-8255-songs-that-defined-the-decade-8544121/ but also promoted the hotline more, getting 2.1 million calls total in 2017. In the 60th annual Grammy Awards, his song was nominated for Best Music Video and Song of the Year.https://www.grammy.com/awards/60th-annual-grammy-awards-2017
On July 16, 2022, the phone number was changed to simply 988 to make it easier to remember.https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/20220715/us-transition-988-suicide-crisis-lifeline-begins-saturday
==Channel==
The channel was created on November 28, 2006, and uploaded their first video the next day, showing a 30 second commercial of Kevin Hines promoting the lifeline.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIKdsCUSBt4
On the channel, they upload videos about people who stopped attempting suicide because of the 988 hotline.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyK45EVfgFshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlXRavVgxJY
==References==
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