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Vibrant Supports the FCC’s Rules to Promote Reliable Access to the 988 Lifeline

Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), one of the nation’s leading mental health organizations for emotional wellness and administrator of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, supports the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) action to formalize a reporting and notification protocol for outages impacting the 988 Lifeline. Notifying of an outage or partial degradation to a network’s performance… View Article Published on - July 21, 2023 2:17 pm Published by -

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Answered Nearly 5 Million Contacts in its First Year– 2 Million More Than the Previous 12 Months

Vibrant Emotional Health Media Contact: Divendra Jaffar, DJaffar@vibrant.org The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Introduces Spanish Text and Chat Service and LGBTQI+ Subnetwork Ahead of First Anniversary   New York, NY (July 13, 2023) – Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), one of the nation’s leading mental health organizations and the nonprofit administrator of the national 988… View Article Published on - July 13, 2023 4:41 pm Published by -

Vibrant Emotional Health Responds to Supreme Court’s Ruling on Affirmative Action in Higher Education

Vibrant Emotional Health Media Contact: Divendra Jaffar, DJaffar@vibrant.org New York, NY (June 29, 2023) – Vibrant Emotional Health is disheartened that the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled against affirmative action in higher education. As one of the nation’s leading mental health organizations, we know firsthand that underserved and highly marginalized communities, specifically communities of color,… View Article Published on - June 30, 2023 6:03 pm Published by -

Statement on Surgeon General Advisory: Effects of Social Media on Youth Mental Health

Earlier this week, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an advisory stating, “there is not enough evidence to determine whether social media is safe enough for children and adolescents when it comes to their mental health.” While it may offer some benefits, social media presents “a profound risk of harm” to the mental well-being of young… View Article Published on - May 25, 2023 6:29 pm Published by -

Vibrant’s Statement on the FY23 Omnibus Appropriations Package

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Omnibus Appropriations Package, which includes two key provisions for suicide prevention. First, the FY23 Labor, HHS, Education bill includes over $500M in funding for suicide prevention activities. And second, the bill includes the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act, which reauthorizes and expands the… View Article Published on - December 30, 2022 10:00 am Published by -

President Signs National Suicide Hotline Designation Act Into Law

Vibrant is gratified that President Trump has signed into law the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act. This law will help to ensure mental health crisis and suicide prevention services are accessible to everyone. Vibrant Emotional Health administers the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and confirms that a national three-digit phone number will improve access to vital… View Article Published on - October 19, 2020 8:48 pm Published by -

Statement Regarding the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act Receiving Congressional Approval

We thank Congress for its leadership in passing the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act at this crucial time. It is vital, now more than ever, to ensure mental health crisis services are easily accessible. Vibrant Emotional Health administers the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, and knows from experience that a national three-digit phone number will expand… View Article Published on - September 21, 2020 7:17 pm Published by -

Statement on the FCC’s Unanimous Vote to Designate 988 as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Number

We thank Chairman Pai and the FCC for their leadership in designating a new, nationwide, three-digit number – 988 – for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. This is a vital step forward that will increase accessibility of support services for individuals experiencing mental health distress. It will help save lives. America now needs Congress to… View Article Published on - July 16, 2020 3:54 pm Published by -