Use of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at National, Regional, and State Levels

Use of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at National, Regional, and State Levels, in JAMA Network Open

key takeaway: "Regionally, the past-year 988 contact incidence rate was highest in the West and lowest in the South (27.1 vs 20.0 per 1000 population) and the same was true for the past-year estimate of 988 use prevalence (1.8% vs 1.3%). At the state-level, past-year 988 contact incidence rates ranged from highs of 45.3 and 40.2 per 1000 population in Alaska and Vermont, respectively, to lows of 12.5 and 14.4 per 1000 population in Delaware and Alabama, respectively."