Kentucky receives grant for suicide lifeline transition
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) â Kentucky has received $340,000 to help plan for changing over to a crisis phone line that will be known as 988, Gov. Andy Beshear said.
The funding came from Vibrant Emotional Health, which is the nonprofit administrator of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Beshearâs office said in a news release Thursday.
âA simplified, three-digit national hotline creates access to mental health care similar to that available for physical health through the 911 system and represents the next giant step in reducing stigma for those at risk or in need of behavioral health services and care,â Beshear said.
Kentucky receives grant for suicide lifeline transition
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