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FCC pushing forward with three-digit suicide prevention hotline similar to ‘911’

By Zach Halaschak
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FCC pushing forward with three-digit suicide prevention hotline similar to ‘911’

The Federal Communication Commission is one step closer to designating the number ‘988’ as a national suicide prevention number akin to how ‘911’ is used for emergencies.

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economic Analytics in a Wednesday joint report to Congress recommended that there be a three-digit dialing code designated for suicide prevention and mental health crises.

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