KY Gov. Andy Beshear is promoting a 988 mental health hotline that was implemented on Saturday. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people in Kentucky.
Mental health advocates inthat the launch of a three-digit mental health crisis hotline will help remove the stigma of reaching out for assistance.
The 988 hotline went live nationally this past Saturday, offering quick help for suicidal thoughts and other mental health emergencies. People taking the calls are trained counselors. "The reality is suicide is preventable," said Carol Cecil, executive director at Kentucky Partnership for Families and Children Inc."We have to get it out there that it’s OK to not be OK. It is OK to reach out for help."
Advocates joined Gov. Andy Beshear to promote the suicide and crisis lifeline. The governor noted that suicide is the second-leading cause of death among youth and young adults in Kentucky.
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