988, the three-digit number used to access both the National Suicide Hotline and Veterans Crisis Line, is currently non-operational. Veterans and others are advised to dial the Veterans Crisis Line directly, at 877-267-6030, or call any VA facility and press 7 to reach the Veterans Crisis Line.
VCL text messaging (838255) and Live Chat are still operational and not impacted by the outage.
For the most up-to-date information about this outage, please visit the Veterans Crisis Line website.