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With a growth in calls to the hotline, the Department of Mental Health plans to use the website to support susceptible communities.

In Missouri, a new statewide plan has been released to help residents lower the risk of suicide.

Burrell Behavioral Health increased hours for its Rapid Access Unit to 24-hours a day, seven days a week, to assist those in need.

The new website provides information for anyone who may be experiencing a mental health, suicide or substance use crisis.

Missouri now has a website intended to reduce suicides among service members, veterans and their families.

Missouri now has a website intended to reduce suicides among service members, veterans and their families.

In July, Missouri officials debuted 988, an emergency mental health hotline that connects callers to dozens of organizations around the country based on the caller’s area code. But advocates are concerned that the state has not committed to funding the hotline for the long term.

In July, Missouri officials debuted 988, an emergency mental health hotline that connects callers to dozens of organizations around the country based on the caller’s area code. The hotline’s overhaul means crisis response organizations need more workers and money to pay them. Advocates are concerned that the state has not committed to funding the hotline for the long term.

In July, Missouri officials debuted 988, an emergency mental health hotline that connects callers to dozens of organizations around the country based on the caller’s area code. The hotline’s overhaul means crisis response organizations need more workers and money to pay them. Advocates are concerned that the state has not committed to funding the hotline for the long term.

People experiencing a mental health crisis now have a new way to access state resources. The three-digit 988 suicide and crisis lifeline was modeled after 911 and launched on July 16.