Barrasso, Lujan Bill Helps Improve Efficiency of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
December 14, 2023
December 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023:
Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the routing of calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to local call centers.
Currently, calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline are routed to a call center based on a phone's area code. This process can result in a call center mismatch, as o . . .
Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the routing of calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to local call centers.
Currently, calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline are routed to a call center based on a phone's area code. This process can result in a call center mismatch, as o . . .