Hotline started in July with mental health counselors working around the country and has answered about 8,000 calls a day since then
Increase started in 2019 and continued through pandemic; hospitalizations increased 57 percent between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020
Likelihood of presenting to emergency department after sexual assault increased for female, younger, and lower-income individuals
Lifeline call center received a total of 361,140 calls, chats, and texts last month
Hypertension was the most frequently observed chronic condition; hypertension and diabetes was most frequent pair
Association strongest for those with psychoactive substance use, mood disorders, adult behavior disorders
Highest rates and largest rate increases seen in urban counties and counties with higher unemployment rates
Eight recommendations have been endorsed by emergency medical services clinicians, emergency medicine doctors, surgeons
New three-digit number is easy to remember, free, available 24/7, and confidential<
Findings for adult Medicaid patients, although cost savings may not sustain the case management program