Widespread outage shuts down mental health hotline 988 | app

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Nation new 988 helplineintended to help anyone in a psychiatric emergency, has been out of service for several hours on Thursday.

Those trying to reach the line for help with suicide, depression or other mental health crises are greeted with a message that the line is “experiencing a service outage”.

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