Sen. Wyden: New Three-Digit Mental Health Hotline Will Create Much-Needed Lifeline
July 17, 2020
July 17, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 16:
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said people in Oregon and nationwide facing a mental health crisis will have a much-needed lifeline with today's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision designating a new nationwide three-digit 988 phone hotline.
Citing alarming suicide statistics from Oregon and throughout out the United States, Wyden has been a long-time advocate for the FCC to t . . .
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said people in Oregon and nationwide facing a mental health crisis will have a much-needed lifeline with today's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision designating a new nationwide three-digit 988 phone hotline.
Citing alarming suicide statistics from Oregon and throughout out the United States, Wyden has been a long-time advocate for the FCC to t . . .