988: National suicide prevention hotline coming November 2023
Sitting in the parking lot of Canadian Tire in Prince George, Todd Doherty held himself from crying as he announced he just received word the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications will be activating a nationwide three-digit suicide prevention hotline.“I just got word that the CRTC is going to adopt our push to implement 9-8-8, giving Canada a simple three-digit suicide hotline, and I’m moved to tears,” Doherty said from inside his vehicle.
Doherty had hoped the hotline would have been up and running by the end of 2021 although consultations by the CRTC did not conclude until earlier this year. In a news release, the CRTC said the 9-8-8 number for Canadians in need of immediate mental health crisis and suicide prevention intervention to call or text will be launched across the country on November 30, 2023.
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