Health officials project that the number of calls, chats and texts will at least double in the first full year after 988 goes live.
To prepare for this rise in demand, the federal government has made significant investments in the network.
"Earlier this year, Congress finally started appropriating additional dollars to provide support to call centers so that they could hire dedicated staff
>Health officials project that the number of calls, chats and texts will at least double in the first full year after 988 goes live.
>To prepare for this rise in demand, the federal government has made significant investments in the network.
>"Earlier this year, Congress finally started appropriating additional dollars to provide support to call centers so that they could hire dedicated staff
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