WVa Changing Suicide Prevention Lifeline to 3 Digits in July

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Individuals in West Virginia having issues with psychological well being or suicidal ideas will quickly have the ability to discover assist by calling a three-digit quantity — 988.

The state Division of Well being and Human Assets has obtained a federal grant to alter over to the three-digit system on July 16, WCHS-TV reported.

The Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline name heart primarily based in Charleston is operated by First Alternative Providers and solutions West Virginia calls to the lifeline.

Callers can attain assist now at (800) 273-TALK (8255), earlier than the change in July.

“Coming in July, that quantity goes to be much more accessible,” stated Sheila Moran, communications and advertising and marketing director for First Alternative Providers. “Individuals will have the ability to dial merely 988 to achieve somebody 24 hours a day. So, anybody who’s feeling suicidal, or any sort of psychological well being disaster, can name that line.”

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