Thanks to efforts by two of Utah’s members of Congress, the nation may soon have a three-digit suicide and mental health crisis hotline similar to dialing 911 for other emergencies.
Without comment, President Donald Trump signed into law on Tuesday legislation sponsored by Rep. Chris Stewart and Sen. Orrin Hatch, both Republicans, to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the feasibility of such a hotline.
It is also ordered to recommend which three-digit number would be best for the hotline, examine the effectiveness of the current National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line, and recommend ways to improve the current system
“We now have the opportunity to make the National Suicide Prevention Hotline more accessible and easier to remember,” Stewart said.