Your Local Epidemiologist: “September 8th was 988 Day—a day to raise awareness of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which only 18% of adults are aware of. The three-digit number has been available for two years at no charge.  Dialing this number connects people with a network of crisis call centers, so that when a person calls, a trained crisis counselor answers, provides emotional support, and helps connect people with other resources. More and more people have been using this resource, which means more people are seeking help and more suicides are being prevented…”