Kansas suicide and crisis hotline sees postelection spike

Kansas’ suicide and crisis hotline, 988, saw an uptick in calls the day after the Nov. 5 election. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline)
Kansas’ suicide and crisis hotline, 988, saw an uptick in calls the day after the Nov. 5 election. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline)

TOPEKA—The state suicide and crisis hotline received a record number of calls a day following the election, with LGBTQ+ and Spanishspeaking lines seeing especially high traffic.

Vibrant, the mental health company that administers Kansas’ 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, reported a one-day call record of 169 calls on Nov. 6, said Cara Sloan-Ramos, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Department for Aging an…