In a bipartisan effort to counter rising suicides, the U.S. Senate, Thursday unanimously passed legislation, designating 9-8-8 as a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) co-authored The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S. 2661), with Senators Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) as a new, national number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, replacing the ten-digit 800-273-8255.
