The latest numbers for the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Line are in. The hotline received over 16 million contacts during the 30 months from its July 2022 launch and the end of 2024, according to the recent reports, More Than 16 Million Crisis Line Calls Logged In First 30 Months Of 988 and Use Of The 988 Suicide And Crisis Lifeline At National, Regional, And State Levels. This includes contact with the Veterans Crisis Line, LGBTQ+ Line, and Native Line. Of all contacts, 70.1% were calls, 18.0% were texts, and 11.9% were chats.

In the 30-month period analyzed, the estimated lifetime 988 use prevalence was 2.4%. The national past-year 988 contact incidence rate was 23.7 per 1000 population,…