{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":" Melissa in the Morning: 9-8-8 Hotline","description":"Today is 9-8-8 day and our United Way wants to raise awareness about the life saving hotline. Today, officials want to focus on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline as a major resource available to help youth (and their parents) when they are experiencing a mental health crisis, with a special focus on student athletes. We spoke with Lisa Tepper Bates, President and CEO, United Way of Connecticut.\n\nFor more information: https://www.preventsuicidect.org/get-help/ct-988/ (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.preventsuicidect.org%2Fget-help%2Fct-988%2F&data=05%7C02%7CEric.Urbanowicz%40connmedia.com%7C32bce233814d4928a36e08df0dabda9f%7Cd04886a6140c4129980a0f1eb38ba106%7C0%7C0%7C639244704030471982%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7wQZR93Y0bIHRgLodXG1kOs5KCK1iNg4EuTu%2FPYpohA%3D&reserved=0)","author_name":"WICC The Voice of Connecticut","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4994425-wicc-the-voice-of-connecticut","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43827010/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}