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T-Mobile activates 988 for emergency mental health services

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T-Mobile customers can now call 988 to access free emergency mental health services. It added support for the number more than 18 months ahead of the deadline that the Federal Communications Commission set for providers to do so. In July, the FCC vot...

FCC makes 988 the 3-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

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The FCC voted today to make 988 the official three-digital number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The new rules require phone service providers to direct all 988 calls to the hotline, but the 988 function won’t go into effect until July...

FCC to vote on designating ‘988’ as national suicide prevention hotline number

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Americans are one step closer to dialing just three digits for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number. The FCC will vote on changing the hotline’s dialing code to “988,” Chairman Ajit Pai announced Tuesday. A vote is scheduled for July 16, t...