988 SUICIDE HOTLINE IS ACTIVE!

Help during a mental health crisis can now be reached with just three numbers. 988 is the new three-digit code that will connect Americans to  trained counselors at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline takes in more than 3,300,000 phone calls and texts per year. With 988 in place, that number is expected to reach 7.6 million users by July 2023.

Actress Angela Featherstone shares her survival story and experience in the foster care system and how the healing process has looked for her. It has lead her create The Fostering Care Healing School. Which is a non profit healing school for youth aging out of foster care who’s goal is to not only help these children heal but to thrive. Info: https://fosteringcare.org/