Someone who knows a mentally struggling individual - whether it’s a loved one, friend, neighbor or colleague - can reach out to 988 if they’re concerned about that person. We want you to speak to a counselor who can really understand your situation,” said Moulton.Īnd as Moulton mentioned, the 988 hotline has additional uses that complement its direct suicide-prevention function.
“When you call, you get to speak to someone who knows your needs.
“It has exceeded my wildest expectations.”Įven with such a high usage rate over a short period of time, Moulton says the system hasn’t been overwhelmed by its own popularity in fact, it’s actually improving, with a 75% reduction in wait time and the addition of a Spanish speaking option. In its first year, Moulton said more than 5 million people have used this lifeline. Moulton and Chris Stewart, a Utah Republican, went into effect July 16 of last year. The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, introduced into the House of Representatives in 2019 by U.S Reps. It’s now been one year since the full enactment of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the United States, and mental-health experts say that it has been an effective tool in combating a worsening behavioral-health crisis in this country. Moulton sought a solution to this vicious cycle of needless guilt and self-doubt, and found it by co-authoring national mental-health hotline legislation, so that people from all backgrounds could anonymously seek the assistance of professional mental health-care advisers. The now 6th-District Massachusetts congressman also dealt with bouts of post-traumatic stress disorder, a common mental-health complication experienced by countless service men and women.īut the reluctance of many to publicly admit the presence of this invisible malady prevented them from receiving the help they desperately needed.
When Marine Capt. Seth Moulton returned home from four combat tours in Iraq, he realized firsthand the scars he sustained from his service went beyond the physical.
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