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FCC unanimously approves 988 as new three-digit suicide prevention hotline

from USA Today

FCC unanimously approves 988 as new three-digit suicide prevention hotline USA Today Months after announcing a proposal to implement a three-digit suicide prevention hotline, the Federal Communications Commission approved 988. The vote to create a national three-digit hotline, held Thursday morning, was unanimous among FCC commissioners – some of whom acknowledged the strains caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the compounded effect of George Floyd’s death and protests that ensued. READ MORE

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