Cheryl Giarrusso is the division director of crisis services for Contact Community Services in Syracuse.
Suicide prevention hotline number becomes 988 across the U.S.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will have one uniform three-digit phone number -- 988 -- starting in July 2022, no matter where in the country you are calling from. Cheryl Giarrusso, the division director of crisis services for Contact Community Services in Syracuse, explains why this is important. Contact provides a 24-hour support service and celebrated 50 years of service in 2021.
