In many parts of the US, it has long been possible to make local calls with just the seven-digit phone number; the three-digit area code was implicit for calls between numbers using the same area code ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In two years, individuals in suicidal crisis ...

The federal government will seek to establish a new three-digit hotline to provide assistance and mental health care for those who are contemplating suicide. People would be able to dial 988 to speak ...

In this Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, photo, a man uses a cell phone in New Orleans. Quick help for suicidal thoughts and other mental health emergencies may soon be as easy as 9-8-8. The United States’ ...