Public Attitudes, Inequities, and Polarization in the Launch of the 988 Lifeline.
Context: To address the considerable burden of mental health need in the United States, Congress passed the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act in 2020. The act rebranded the national suicide prevention lifeline as 988, a three-digit number akin to 911 for individuals to call in the case of a m...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 473 - 494 |
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Duke University Press
Jun2024
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