The 988 system does not use geo-location yet, so Kentuckians who call 988 will be routed to the closest regional call center based on their area code and the phone exchange.
Nationwide, deaths associated with alcohol, drugs and suicide, called "deaths of despair," took the lives of 186,763 Americans in 2020, a 20% increase from 2019.
Of Kentucky’s neighboring states, abortion is enshrined in Illinois — where an influx of out-of-state abortion-seekers is expected — and remains legal, but heavily restricted in Indiana, Ohio and Virginia.
