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A 988 crisis lifeline for LGBTQ+ youths launched a year ago. It's been swamped.

From July 3, 2023, to May 3, the 988 LGBTQI+ Subnetwork received about 480,000 calls, online chats and texts; the subnetwork saw a 12% month-over-month increase from its July 2023 launch to April.

In 2 years since the launch of 988, 10 million contacts have been answered

In what is, on average, a 14-minute call, advocates say lives are being saved. Two years after the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 10 million contacts have been answered, according to ...

Gang Member Sentenced to Prison for ‘Senseless’ Killing of Soldier in Lompoc

The 2019 shooting killed Army Spc. Marlon Brumfield Jr., 22, a Lompoc resident and enlisted soldier in the Army. “This was a senseless act. It didn’t have to happen,” Judge Denise Hippach ...

A year with the 988 Lifeline: What worked? What challenges lie ahead?

The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline's 988 hotline marked its one-year milestone this month. Mental health experts say the ...

Two years after launching, 988 capacity continues to expand in Minnesota

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 988. If you dial it, someone in a call center is there to answer the phone or reply to a text. "I think it's it's been a huge success because we want to ...

Opinion: The mental health crisis hotline is working. So why doesn’t it get the funding it needs?

The 988 suicide and crisis lifeline remains one of the most significant, easily accessible resources ever created to help people in crisis. So two years after its launch, why aren’t states ...

Lompoc Family Fun Day to take place at Ryon Park on the 4th of July

The City of Lompoc will not have an organized fireworks show this year but if you’re staying in town for the 4th of July, there are other events you can enjoy. The Fourth of July Family Fun Day ...

Behind the numbers: 988 crisis lifeline answers over 10 million contacts since its debut

Dial or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for free and confidential support. Two years after the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched, the service has answered over 10 million texts ...

Hundreds of people gather for the 71st Annual Lompoc Flower Festival

LOMPOC, Calif. -- Hundreds of people came together this weekend for the 71st Annual Lompoc Flower Festival. People traveled from near and far to celebrate the flowers blooming in Lompoc. Flower ...

Lompoc Valley Flower Festival to ‘Shoot for the Stars’ for 4-Day Run Starting Thursday

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