Can the Lifeline and the Veterans Hotline also be reached by dialing 1-800-SUICIDE?
Yes. Callers to 800-SUICIDE are now being helped through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s network of over 140 crisis centers across the nation, the same network that responds to 800-273-TALK callers in crisis. Recently, the FCC assigned 800-SUICIDE and two other related toll-free numbers to SAMHSA. Read here for more details regarding this decision. SAMHSA has directed that 800-SUICIDE calls now be assisted through the federally-funded Lifeline network of crisis centers, a process which began on February 22, 2007. For more information about how 800-SUICIDE callers are being efficiently assisted through this network, read our FAQs Regarding 1-800-SUICIDE.
