Psychiatric News (6/6) reported a study found that “almost all the callers who reached out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) say their calls helped them, with 88% saying that it stopped them from killing themselves.” Researchers interviewed 437 adults two weeks after their initial call to the Lifeline between April 15, 2020, and August 15, 2021. They observed that “over half of the callers reported being at least somewhat likely to act on their suicidal thoughts at the time of their call. However, nearly 72% of callers reported that calling the Lifeline helped them a lot, and a further 26% said it helped them a little.” In addition, nearly all callers “said their counselors engaged in Lifeline best practices” and that “about 59% of callers said they’d had no thoughts of killing themselves since the call.” The study was published in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.
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— “Majority of Callers Say 988 Lifeline Saved Their Lives, Psychiatric News, June 6, 2025