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In the four years since the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, the nationwide service for mental health and substance misuse crisis support, Americans have dialed, texted or chatted online with the service over 26 million times.
The addition of 988 to the nation’s mental health crisis options makes it easier to get immediate counseling and access other help if needed.
But a new University of Michigan poll shows that many middle-aged and older adults still aren’t aware of these free services, or aren’t sure about using them.
Among people aged 50 and over, 31% have never heard of any mental health crisis line, according to a new report from the National Poll on Healthy Aging, based at the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.
