{"event":"crisis-care-988-tracker","title":"988 and crisis-care tracker: Lifeline, Press 3 and suicide data","state":"developing","updated":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","entries":[{"id":"b9hdv0","at":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","title":"Press 3 LGBTQ+ youth option resumes","status":"confirmed","body":"Service restarted after a 14-month gap; HHS said it remains aligned with the President's executive orders on gender.","cites":[{"id":"mh-depression-press3-restored","n":4,"url":"https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/the-trevor-project-applauds-the-return-of-the-988-lifelines-press-3-specialized-services-for-lgbtq-youth/","publisher":"The Trevor Project","short":"The Trevor Project"},{"id":"mh-depression-press3-eo-conditions","n":35,"url":"https://spectrumlocalnews.com/hi/hawaii/news/2026/09/30/988-option-3","publisher":"Spectrum News","short":"Spectrum News"}]},{"id":"wz4x2t","at":"2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z","title":"Reporting highlights state 988 funding gaps","status":"reported","body":"Wisconsin Watch reported that twelve states have 988 fees and Wisconsin has no permanent funding mechanism.","cites":[{"id":"mh-depression-state-988-fees","n":22,"url":"https://publicpolicy.vibrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2025-State-Appropriations-Report-Final-Published-Copy.pdf","publisher":"Vibrant Emotional Health","short":"Vibrant Emotional Health"},{"id":"mh-depression-wisconsin-no-permanent-funding","n":34,"url":"https://www.wxpr.org/health/2026-09-11/despite-bipartisan-support-988-crisis-lifeline-faces-funding-shortage","publisher":"WXPR / Wisconsin Watch","short":"WXPR / Wisconsin Watch"}]},{"id":"1ghhmq7","at":"2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z","title":"World Suicide Prevention Day 2026","status":"confirmed","body":"The final year of IASP's \"Changing the Narrative on Suicide\" theme.","cites":[{"id":"mh-depression-wspd","n":32,"url":"https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-suicide-prevention-day","publisher":"World Health Organization","short":"World Health Organization"},{"id":"mh-depression-wspd-2026-theme","n":33,"url":"https://www.iasp.info/wspd/","publisher":"International Association for Suicide Prevention","short":"International Association…"}]},{"id":"14n8s8","at":"2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z","title":"WHO updates suicide fact sheet","status":"confirmed","body":"WHO estimates 727,000 suicide deaths in 2021 and stresses that suicides are preventable.","cites":[{"id":"mh-depression-who-suicide-global","n":17,"url":"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/suicide","publisher":"World Health Organization","short":"World Health Organization"},{"id":"mh-depression-who-suicide-preventable","n":18,"url":"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/suicide","publisher":"World Health Organization","short":"World Health Organization"}]},{"id":"1vx6lpi","at":"2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z","title":"JAMA letter questions 988 mortality estimates","status":"confirmed","body":"The letter argued estimates should account for state differences in implementation.","cites":[{"id":"mh-depression-purtle-letter","n":31,"url":"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2026.12709","publisher":"JAMA","short":"JAMA"}]},{"id":"nl7d47","at":"2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z","title":"GAO reports on 988 capacity","status":"confirmed","body":"About 19.1 million contacts through September 2025; call answer rates and local answering rose; SAMHSA set a 90% local text and chat goal for September 2026.","cites":[{"id":"mh-depression-gao-volume","n":2,"url":"https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108114","publisher":"U.S. Government Accountability Office","short":"U.S. Government…"},{"id":"mh-depression-gao-volume-growth","n":12,"url":"https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-26-108114/index.html","publisher":"U.S. Government Accountability Office","short":"U.S. Government…"},{"id":"mh-depression-gao-local-answer","n":20,"url":"https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-26-108114/index.html","publisher":"U.S. Government Accountability Office","short":"U.S. Government…"},{"id":"mh-depression-gao-samhsa-goal-2026","n":14,"url":"https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-26-108114/index.html","publisher":"U.S. Government Accountability Office","short":"U.S. Government…"}]},{"id":"5m7aug","at":"2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z","title":"Survey finds most 988 centers understaffed","status":"confirmed","body":"71% of responding center leaders reported understaffing and 89% difficulty acquiring resources to hire.","cites":[{"id":"mh-depression-staffing-survey","n":23,"url":"https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42084871","publisher":"JAMA Network Open (abstract via Europe PMC)","short":"JAMA Network Open"}]},{"id":"16ig2rn","at":"2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z","title":"JAMA study links 988 to fewer youth and young-adult suicides","status":"confirmed","body":"An observational analysis estimated 11.0% fewer suicides than expected among 15- to 34-year-olds through 2024; 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It had handled roughly 1.6 million contacts.","cites":[{"id":"mh-depression-press3-ended","n":3,"url":"https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/the-trevor-project-applauds-the-return-of-the-988-lifelines-press-3-specialized-services-for-lgbtq-youth/","publisher":"The Trevor Project","short":"The Trevor Project"},{"id":"mh-depression-gao-press3-reason","n":11,"url":"https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-26-108114/index.html","publisher":"U.S. Government Accountability Office","short":"U.S. Government…"}]},{"id":"1ituvxc","at":"2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z","title":"Federal government announces end of Press 3","status":"confirmed","cites":[{"id":"mh-depression-press3-ended","n":3,"url":"https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/the-trevor-project-applauds-the-return-of-the-988-lifelines-press-3-specialized-services-for-lgbtq-youth/","publisher":"The Trevor Project","short":"The Trevor Project"}]},{"id":"1frub82","at":"2024-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","title":"FCC requires georouting for all wireless 988 calls","status":"confirmed","cites":[{"id":"mh-depression-988-georouting","n":28,"url":"https://988lifeline.org/about/","publisher":"988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline","short":"988 Suicide & Crisis…"}]},{"id":"1byvo31","at":"2024-09-17T00:00:00.000Z","title":"Georouting of 988 voice calls launches","status":"confirmed","body":"Mobile calls are routed by approximate location rather than area code.","cites":[{"id":"mh-depression-988-georouting","n":28,"url":"https://988lifeline.org/about/","publisher":"988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline","short":"988 Suicide & Crisis…"}]},{"id":"1kaj1k5","at":"2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z","title":"Press 3 option for LGBTQ+ youth begins as a pilot","status":"confirmed","body":"The Trevor Project was the initial provider. 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