MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota has seen an increase in calls for suicide prevention and crisis support since mid-July following the rollout of the new nationwide 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Dr. Dan Reidenberg, the Executive Director of Minnesota-based S.A.V.E. (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education), said the increase in calls is a good sign that people are reaching out for help.
“People are calling,” Reidenberg said. “We’ve seen increases just since the launch of it on July 16th.”
The Lifeline and Minnesota’s four call centers offer support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Lifeline calls have increased by 44 percent, and texts have increased by 250 percent across the state in the last two months.
