Athens News Matters: Georgia will Launch its 988 Line - A Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

WUGA | By Isabela Weiss

Published July 15, 2022 at 2:30 PM EDT

On Saturday, Georgia will launch its 988 line, the Peach State’s part of a national initiative to connect people in mental health crises with the National Suicide Prevention Hotline.

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