Minnesota Department Of Health Raising Awareness Of 988 Crisis Line

(St. Paul, MN)  —  The Minnesota Department of Health is raising awareness of the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.  The line was rolled out by the FCC earlier this year.  Preliminary data shows there were over 775 suicides in Minnesota in 2021, the seventh straight year where more than 700 Minnesotans died by suicide.  September is Suicide Prevention Month.