Caring people should volunteer or apply for a job as a National Suicide Prevention hotline crisis counselor, HHS’ Substance and Mental Health Services Administration says on its new webpage, which went live as the agency tries to address lawmakers’ concerns that states are not ready for the increase in calls to the hotline once it switches to an easy-to-remember, three-digit phone number, 9-8-8. “988 centers are looking for empathetic volunteers, employees, and interns to serve as crisis counselors answering phone,...
