Canada to Implement 988 Suicide Crisis Line Starting in Fall 2023

Canada to Implement 988 Suicide Crisis Line Starting in Fall 2023
The social media page of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cellphone in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The CRTC says it will launch a new emergency crisis number for people in need of immediate mental health or suicide prevention support.

It says starting at the end of November 2023, Canadians will be able to call 988 to be connected to a mental health crisis or suicide prevention service, free of charge.