988 is the new suicide national helpline

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American Samoa has met the deadline to switch to the national helpline for suicide prevention.

All states and territories are supposed to adopt the new helpline, 988, by July.

The Dept of Human and Social Services, working with all its major partners in government and private sector did the crossover to the new 988 number yesterday.

Tuumafua Maiava of DHsS explains.

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