Somebody Call 988! A look at how Philly is adapting to a new mental health emergency hotline

Read full article on 34st.com Fifty years ago, people had to remember the different local seven–digit phone numbers to reach their police, fire, or medical services. Accidental (and preventable) deaths and injuries had become an epidemic. Enter 911, the standardized national number for emergency services. Fast forward fifty years, and 988 hopes to be the […]

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

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