New 3-digit suicide hotline could save 'thousands of lives' say lawmakers who sponsored the legislation
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Reps. Stewart and Moulton, who initially sponsored the legislation to create the 3-digit suicide prevention hotline, said it could save thousands of lives.
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Beginning Saturday, callers across the country can reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988, as opposed to the 1-800 number previously used to reach the hotline.
Despite the bipartisan nature of the legislation establishing the 988 hotline, it was a challenge, and took years to get through Congress, Moulton and Stewart said.
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