Legislation that would establish a permanent funding source for the state’s 988 crisis helpline system is headed to the desk of Gov. Wes Moore after lawmakers in the House and Senate voted to pass it.

Maryland lawmakers passed a bill to permanently fund the 988 mental health hotline in the state with a fee on residents’ cell phones.

Advocates and legislators applaud final passage of legislation providing permanent funding to strengthen and expand Maryland’s 988 Helplines .

The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline's 988 hotline marked its one-year milestone this month. Mental health experts say the three-digit number made help more accessible than before.

Watch what these Maryland leaders and community members have to say about how 988 is helping Marylanders.

They’re like the emergency room doctors of an urgent care of the mind, and they’ve had more than 4 million conversations in the past year.

There’s a new mental health and suicide prevention hotline which connects callers in both Baltimore city and county alongside Howard and Carroll counties to supportive ears.

Maryland health officials have launched the state’s part of the new 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Maryland General Assembly passses funding for 988.

Maryland lawmakers are sponsoring bills to divert more mental health crisis calls from law enforcement and help the state prepare for a national transition to the 988 crisis hotline.

If you or a loved one were to face a crisis brought on by substance use or a mental illness, would you know whom to call for help?