Oregon's 988 Crisis Line: Understaffed, Underfunded, and Under Pressure
Three Crisis Centers. Thirty-Six Counties. One State in Crisis. Oregon has a suicide rate of 19.4 per 100,000 people : 38% higher than the national average of 14.1 ( OHA Suicide Prevention , AFSP ). The state ranks 13th nationally for suicide deaths. Yet the federally mandated 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline system in…