TIL 988 is a general counseling number, not strictly a suicide hotline; Americans don't need to be suicidal or in the pits of despair to get free counseling. Any stress counts, and it even supports texting!

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/is-the-new-988-suicide-hotline-working/

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15ixj55/til_988_is_a_general_counseling_number_not/