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

Joshua Bote, USA TODAY Comments Off on FCC unanimously approves 988 as new three-digit suicide prevention hotline

The process will take two years, as telecom and voice service companies will be mandated to have a 988 hotline by July 16, 2022.

      
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