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A few years ago, I started seeing these signs posted all over my city in the metro, in public places, sharing this three-digit phone number,

988. That is the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and it was launched on this day exactly three

years ago. When you call the line, you've reached the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline.

The first thing you hear is a pre-recorded message.

For Spanish, mark the number two.

Options to connect to specialized support for populations at high risk of suicide.

If you were a veteran or service member or are calling about one, press one.

To connect to support for LGBT LGBTQI plus youth and young

adults, press three. Last month, the Trump administration announced it was canceling funding for a

988s LGBTQI plus service. That service alone has received over a million contacts.

Otherwise, to talk with a counselor, stay on the line or press zero.

And then what happens is that using nearby cell phone towers, the system routes your call through an existing network of 200 local and state-funded crisis centers and connects you to a trained crisis counselor who works in your area.

That person picks up the phone and listens.

Since launch, the line has been contacted millions of times. Through calls, texts, and the

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