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PITTSBURGH — The new national mental health crisis phone line, 988, was launched on Saturday, but many fear states and their lifeline call centers may be understaffed and unready to

Help is just a short phone call away.

People in a mental health crisis will have a new way to get help fast. They can call or text the number 988.

PITTSBURGH — The new national mental health crisis phone line, 988, was launched on Saturday, but many fear states and their lifeline call centers may be

Experts raise staffing, funding and infrastructure concerns as the official launch approaches.

There's an effort to reduce the harm that can result when police respond to people suffering from behavioral crisis.

Almost a year into the covid-19 pandemic, feeling stressed is an understatement, Jenn Sillett said. The 42-year-old mother of three has not set foot inside a store or restaurant for the better part of the past year, only leaving her Hempfield home to take her 19-year-old daughter, Sierra Williams, to her job at a day care or to do curbside pickup for groceries and other items. Sillett, who does medical billing for UPMC, has worked from home for months as she navigates through complications from...