FCC to Vote on Establishing ‘988’ as the New Suicide Prevention Hotline
The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) is moving forward with plan to build 988 as the emergency telephony numeral for suicide prevention in an effort to address a public health crisis on mean claiming the lives of more than 120 Americans per twenty-four hour period . The FCC will vote as early on as next calendar month to put through 988 , which it says will be easier for Americans to remember than the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number : 1 - 800 - 273 - 8255 ( 1 - 800 - 273 - TALK ) ....