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There are urgent realities driving the need for crisis service transformation across our country.
In 2021:
- The U.S. had one death by suicide about every 11 minutes
- For people aged 10–14 and 25–34 years, suicide was the second-leading cause of death
- Suicide rates increased significantly among non-Hispanic Black & American Indian and Alaska Native people
- Nearly 900,000 youth aged 12-17 and 1.7 million adults attempted suicide
- About 107,000 people died from drug overdoses
- 988 is confidential, free, and available 24/7/365, connecting those experiencing a mental health, substance use, or suicidal crisis with trained crisis counselors.