Mental health experts say Canada should have a three-digit suicide crisis hotline

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health psychiatrist says crisis line would make it easier for Canadians to access urgent help

Pressure is mounting for Canada to establish a three-digit suicide crisis hotline similar to the one implemented by the United States this weekend.

Dr. Allison Crawford, the chief medical officer for Talk Suicide Canada and a psychiatrist with Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, says such a hotline is the gold standard for phone-based suicide prevention. Canada’s House of Commons unanimously voted in favour of establishing a three-digit suicide prevention number in 2020.

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