How to Use helpline in a Sentence

helpline

noun
Definition of helplinenext
  • To get free tax help, call the Michigan's 2-1-1 helpline or go to michiganfreetaxhelp.org.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • The national helpline is not able to break out what share of incoming traffic is related to sports betting.
    — Annette Choi, CNN, 15 June 2024
  • 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
  • Calls to the helpline — which assists people concerned about pregnancy outcomes — have continued to rise since then.
    — Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 13 June 2024
  • 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
  • One report indicated that in the months following the hurricane, crisis helpline calls increased by 61 percent, though more than half of the city’s population had fled.
    — Eve Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024

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