Around 8,000 calls are made to the hotline each day.
WASHINGTON — The nation’s 988 hotline, intended to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency, was back up and running Friday after a daylong outage.
“While HHS and VA immediately acted to provide support to 988 callers via text, chat, and alternate numbers, the disruption of phone service was unacceptable, and HHS continues to investigate the root cause of the outage,” she tweeted, referencing the acronym for Veterans Affairs. The 988 hotline is a national helpline staffed with mental health counselors around the country that’s designed to be as easy to remember as the emergency line, 911. Since its launch, the hotline has fielded roughly 8,000 phone calls a day from those seeking mental health help.
In a statement on Intrado’s website Thursday, the company said it was “working as quickly as possible to resume full service.” The outage also impacted the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Disaster Distress Helpline.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
National 988 mental health hotline back up after outageThe nation’s 988 call service for helping anyone experiencing a mental health emergency is back up and running after a daylong outage
Baca lebih lajut »
National 988 mental health hotline back up after outageThe nation’s 988 hotline was established to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency.
Baca lebih lajut »
National 988 mental health hotline back up after outageThe nation’s 988 hotline, intended to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency, was back up and running Friday after a daylong outage.
Baca lebih lajut »
National 988 mental health hotline back up after outageWASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s 988 hotline, intended to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency, was back up and running Friday after a daylong outage .
Baca lebih lajut »
National 988 mental health hotline back up after outageThe United States' 988 call service for helping anyone experiencing a mental health emergency is back up and running after a daylong outage.
Baca lebih lajut »
National 988 mental health hotline back up after outageThe federal government is investigating the hotline’s outage, Health and Human Services spokeswoman Sarah Lovenheim said in a tweet late Thursday night.
Baca lebih lajut »