From the Virginia Department of Health.

National transition to 988 offers once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to strengthen and expand the existing Lifeline.

RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) and Virginia Department of Health (VDH) today announced the successful transition of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to the three digit 988 number. In 2020, Congress designated the new 988 dialing code to operate through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s (1-800-273-8255) network of over 200 locally operated and funded crisis centers across the country.

For more information on the 988 Lifeline, visit https://988lifeline.org.

Read the full release from the Virginia Department of Health.