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FCC approves '988' as the suicide hotline number
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/nation-world/988-to-become-suicide-hotline-number/507-c0bbfd4d-8c32-4136-8433-1eafd42ef492The new rule requires phone providers to direct all 988 calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by July 16, 2022.
Author: TEGNA
Published: 2:38 PM CDT July 16, 2020
Updated: 2:38 PM CDT July 16, 2020
WASHINGTON — Editor's note: The video above was published in December 2019.
The Federal Communications Commission has unanimously approved "988" as the three-digit number Americans will soon be able to use to connect with suicide prevention and mental health crisis counselors.
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Hoping nobody here needs this, but best to be informed, imo. 