988 suicide crisis helpline launches across Canada
Canada's 988 hotline, which gives people access to suicide prevention services via call or text, is now available in all provinces and territories, 24/7 and free of charge. Its goal is to prevent suicide.
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![With fewer volunteer staff due to the pandemic, Klinic Community Health Centre, which offers mental health and other supports, is having trouble keeping up with the number of calls to its crisis line. A woman with curly hair who is in the shadows speaks into a cell phone](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6387775.1687911697!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/crisis-line.jpg)
Canada's 988 hotline, which gives people access to suicide prevention services via call or text, is now available in all provinces and territories, 24/7 and free of charge. Its goal is to prevent suicide.