The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 (NSHD) designated 9-8-8 as the new three-digit number for the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. As the nation’s most populous state, California experiences the largest number of calls to 988. In 2020, about 1 out of 8 calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL) originated in California. To handle this volume, a network of 12 local California Lifeline Crisis Centers provide free and confidential emotional support to individual 988 callers from all 58 counties who are in behavioral health crisis.​​  

危机热线工作人员和志愿者每年 365 天、每周 7 天、每天 24 小时提供自杀预防和行为健康危机热线服务。 危机热线工作人员和志愿者根据 NSPL 指南提供初步的自杀风险筛查和评估、提供降级措施，并为客户提供信息和转介，以便在已知且可用的条件下将客户与处于危机中的客户或个人所在的城市或县的适当社区资源联系起来。​​ 

其他资源​​ 

• SAMHSA 988 主页​​ 
  
• 政府法典 53123​​ 

• 加州卫生与公众服务部 (CalHHS)： 988 自杀与危机生命线网页
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• CalHHS 常见问题解答​​ 
• CalHHS 行为健康危机护理连续体​​ 
  

联系信息​​ 

988 General Inbox: 988@dhcs.ca.gov
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