FCC proposes new 3-digit number as Suicide Prevention Hotline

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988. The federal agency's staff made the recommendation this week in a report to Congress, finding that using a shorter and easier to remember number "would likely make it easier for Americans in crisis to access potentially life-saving resources."
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