FCC proposes new 3-digit number for suicide prevention, mental health crisis originally appeared on abcnews.go.comThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new resource to serve as a suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.The FCC just formally proposed designating 988 as
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new resource to serve as a suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.
— The FCC December 12, 2019 FCC chairman Ajit Pai formally proposed the three digit number, 988, during an Open Commission Meeting on Thursday. ABHW applauds the @SenateCommerce Committee for passing the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, designating 988 as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Thank you @SenCoryGardner, @SenatorBaldwin, @JerryMoran, & @SenJackReed for your leadership. https://t.co/ximrOqcNVF pic.twitter.com/URZ1MkvKEE
"The statute tasked the FCC -- with examining and reporting on the technical feasibility of designating a shorter number --"a simple, easy-to-remember, 3-digit dialing code" -- for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline."
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