The new national (USA) three-digit number — 988 — (mental health version of 911) is meant to connect people in mental health crises with those who are specially trained to respond to such situations. The easy-to-remember number launches July 16.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 20 percent of Americans will have a mental illness in any given year. And reports of mental health problems have been growing in recent years, even before the Covid pandemic.
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