988 Is The New Suicide Hotline Quick Dial Number And Everyone Should Know About It

NYC Plans To Replace Pay Phones With Wifi Hotspots NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: A public phone booth is viewed on a Manhattan street on May 2, 2014 in New York City. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has called for proposals to turn underused phone booths into Wi-Fi hot spots. If successful the program would create one of the largest free public wi-fi networks in the country. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

By Ethan

July 15, 2022 at 10:34 am EDT

Starting tomorrow, Saturday July 16, 2022, 988 will be the new 3 digit dialing code to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. I hope you never have to use it, and neither does anyone you know, but sadly that’s probably not the case. So please share this with everyone so the word gets out to anyone who may need it, because you know they’ll never ask for it.