$7M deficit forces thousands of calls to Texas’ suicide hotline to be abandoned each month

"Amid a $7 million deficit to Texas’ suicide hotline, thousands of calls are abandoned monthly" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

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Thousands of Texans in need are abandoning the state’s suicide...