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988 May Be a Government Experiment With No Exit Plan
11 November 2026

988 May Be a Government Experiment With No Exit Plan

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The government’s 988 line was created as a hot line to prevent suicides. While the intentions behind it might be good, there is no evidence that it actually succeeds in reducing the number of people who take their own lives.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/988-may-be-government-experiment-no-exit-plan