Sens. Wyden, Merkley Call for Establishing 9-8-8 Suicide Hotline in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
April 28, 2020
April 28, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley urged that the next COVID-19 relief package include bipartisan legislation designating 9-8-8 as the three-digit number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.
"The creation of this three-digit dialing code is essential in order to address the growing suicide crisis across the United States," Wyden and Merkley wr . . .
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley urged that the next COVID-19 relief package include bipartisan legislation designating 9-8-8 as the three-digit number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.
"The creation of this three-digit dialing code is essential in order to address the growing suicide crisis across the United States," Wyden and Merkley wr . . .