"We aren't seeing any decreases in need for services," said Mr. Jansen, a licensed mental health counselor. "Only decreases on the funding side as the federal government continues to slash funding."
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"The more contact gets electronic, the worse isolation and loneliness will be," said Timothy Jansen, a licensed mental health counselor and CEO of a federal 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline center in Hyattsville, Maryland. "We work with callers daily to help them connect and reconnect in their worlds."
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