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Vishal Patel

Vishal Patel

Clinical Fellow, Harvard Medical School

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"The 988 program is one of the largest federal investments in suicide prevention in U.S. history, roughly $1.5 billion cumulative, and our findings suggest that investment has translated into measurable reductions in young adult suicide deaths."

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988 crisis hotline linked to fewer youth suicide deaths

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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.

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