National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Southern Arizona reports one in five children between the ages of 13 and 18 will experience a serious mental illness.
A lifesaving hotline change could impact lifesaving technology in Arizona A lifesaving hotline change could impact lifesaving technology in Arizona By Sunday Miller | April 22, 2021 at 5:46 PM MST - Updated April 22 at 6:29 PM TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - 911 is the number people dial in a crisis but what about during a mental health crisis? A new change coming to Arizona will shorten the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline from 1-800-273-8255 to just three numbers: 988. ”When someone’s in crisis trying to find and dial 10 numbers is very difficult, and you just need to be able to get that immediate help,” said Christina Bickelmann, executive director of NAMI of Southern Arizona.