Vishal Patel

Rule Changes

Lead author of the JAMA study

Suicide rates among Americans aged 15 to 34 had climbed for more than a decade. The federal government replaced the 10-digit crisis lifeline with 988 in July 2022. A JAMA study published April 22, 2026 found that suicide deaths in that age group ran 11% below projections over the next two and a half years, an estimated 4,400 fewer deaths.

Updated May 31