Thursday, April 22, 2021

Texting option weighed for upcoming ‘988’ suicide hotline


Recognizing that many Americans rely on texting, U.S. regulators are weighing whether to require that phone companies allow people to text a suicide hotline. The Federal Communications Commission last summer voted to require a new “988” number for people to call to reach a suicide-prevention hotline. Phone companies have until July 2022 to implement it. […]

source https://www.seattletimes.com/business/texting-option-weighed-for-upcoming-988-suicide-hotline/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_technology

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