As part of the Biden administration’s mental health strategy, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will be switching to a new three-digit number: 988.
The new number will activate on Saturday.
To use the Veterans Crisis Line, which is linked to the former hotline, callers will have to dial 988 and press option 1.
The change comes with $432 million invested into scaling crisis center capacity and improving response rates. The hotline, now to be called the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, consists of a network of more than 200 state and local call centers subsidized by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Safety Administration.