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The Federal Communications Commission will formally designate next month a new three-digit number to reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, the agency announced Tuesday. Currently, the hotline ...

In many parts of the US, it has long been possible to make local calls with just the seven-digit phone number; the three-digit area code was implicit for calls between numbers using the same area code ...

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 ...

Vermont will join the rest of the U.S. in launching 988 as an emergency phone number for mental health distress and crises. The number is scheduled to become active and accessible July 16. Photo ...

In two years, individuals in suicidal crisis seeking help will have a number that’s easy to remember and quick to dial to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. At its July open meeting ...