Thousands fewer young Americans than ​expected took their own lives during the first two-and-a-half years following the launch of a national “988” suicide-prevention hotline in ‌the US, according to a Harvard-based study published on Wednesday. Researchers also found that reductions in expected suicide deaths among adolescents and young adults were greatest in the 10 states with the highest traffic in 988 calls during the study period, which ran from July 2022 through December 2024. The