There’s a new way for teens to get help in a mental health crisis.
CONTACT Careline helps train care counselors who answer 988 calls and they are rolling out a new way to reach teens, through a text line. It’s called Teen Line and can be messaged at 865-345-3336. This comes as more teenagers in our area are taking their lives by suicide, which is now the third leading cause of death for Tennesseans aged between 10 and 17.
Contact Careline is 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Officials say there’s been a growth in the number of teen suicides in Knox, Blount and Anderson counties and the reason is unclear…