How to Use helpline in a Sentence

helpline

noun
  • At the center of the program is a new telephone helpline.
    Kevin Bessler, Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2021
  • MassDOT agreed to put suicide helpline signs on the bridge in 2014.
    Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • The singer calls the helpline, which is run by a team of children, and one of them gleefully picks up the call.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Housing is among the top three reasons people call the helpline.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Here are five things to know about the free confidential helpline.
    Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Through the first seven months, calls to Ohio’s helpline were up about 150% compared to the same period a year ago.
    David A. Lieb, The Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The money pays for the helpline as well as prevention and treatment programs.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The free helpline offers services in Spanish on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
    Dallas News, 23 July 2020
  • However, helpline calls, emails, and online chats showed an increase over the duration of the trial.
    Matt Burgess, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The state law also requires all sports betting ads to include a phone number for a problem gambling helpline.
    David A. Lieb, The Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The company has established a toll free helpline to assist people who might have been affected by the breach.
    Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The group, which has around 3,000 members, puts up posters promoting peace and a helpline for reporting violence.
    NBC News, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The search engine can now detect when a user is suicidal and recommend helplines, Nayak said.
    Davey Alba, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Public health advocates are pushing for cellphones to be sold pre-loaded with a suicide helpline app.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • In fact, people between the ages of 35 and 54 preferred going online first for troubleshooting or self-service rather than calling a helpline.
    Saravana Kumar, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
  • On June 2, the agriculture department confirmed that the type of snail was in Miramar after receiving a tip through a helpline.
    Jack Lemnus South Florida Sun-Sentinel (tns), al, 21 June 2023
  • If someone calls a crisis line and is specifically looking for resources, they may only be referred to a helpline.
    Byadjoa Smalls-Mantey, ABC News, 13 May 2022
  • For instance, youth development organization Youthline has been tapped to provide that help in the form of phone, text and email helplines.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2023
  • TikTok has banned the hashtag #thinspo, redirecting users who search it to an eating disorder helpline.
    Breona Couloote, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Nov. 2022
  • White concluded the post by encouraging anyone who is struggling with addiction to reach out for help and shared a number of helplines and resources.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
  • According to the pet poison helpline, tinsel (as well as ribbons, yarn, and anything stringy) can cause severe damage to your pet's intestines if swallowed.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The 5-by-7-inch stickers would be in English and Spanish and have phone numbers for local and national helplines with a QR code for additional resources.
    Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Around 68 people called or chatted with Lucy Faithfull’s confidential helpline, the report says.
    Matt Burgess, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2024
  • In that case, there are also various helplines and online support groups that can provide you with anonymous assistance.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Goode said the council will use income from the new gaming bill to help fund a marketing plan that will point residents toward a helpline and website for those with gambling addiction.
    Alex Putterman, courant.com, 21 June 2021
  • Christina Weinel, who lost her own son to addiction in 2012 and works as an advocate, recalled needing quick help for a young man who'd called the Northern Kentucky addiction helpline.
    Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The latter ship, traveling from Tobruk, Libya, had run out of fuel and was at risk of capsizing, per Alarm Phone, an independent migrant helpline.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Some have opened up helplines, others have expanded treatment and prevention programs, and others have done very little.
    Brian Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 29 Feb. 2024
  • That money, which came from all forms of gambling, went toward services such as telephone helplines, counseling and public awareness campaigns.
    David A. Lieb, The Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Youthline is receiving a portion of the $4 million to support this expansion of its existing helpline service.
    Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023

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