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prevention number and easy to remember. dial 988 like you would dial 911 in a medical emergency. instead of a dispatcher sending police or first responders, 988 will connect you with trained mental health providers 24/7. anderson, thank you so much. i am laura coates, and this is "cnn tonight." listen, i want to be up front with you. we're doing something different tonight, something frankly that's extremely difficult. but we truly believe that it's important to do. you know, there's a tendency to want to turn our eyes from what is difficult, a tendency to just want to move on. it'...

on this friday we leave you with some hope, a reminder that you are not alone in these stressful times. starting tomorrow, you can dial 988 across the country for immediate mental health counseling on everything from suicidal thoughts to substance abuse support. in part it's a three digit shortcut to the national suicide prevention hot line and a lot easier to remember. those facing any mental crisis can dial 988 much like you would call 911 in a medical emergency. instead of a dispatcher sending police or first responders, 988 will connect callers with trained mental health provider...

But we truly believe that it's important to do. you know, there's a tendency to want to turn our eyes from what is difficult, a tendency to just want to move on. it's human nature. i understand. believe me, i understand that. and sometimes the news does require a shift in focus. but just because the cameras leave a location doesn't mean the quest for information has ended or that the trauma has ended or that if we simply close our eyes that it can't happen or it won't happen. this is especially true when we're talking about the pandemic of gun violence and the indiscriminate nature of mass sho...