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Tillis praises planned location update to 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, is applauding the recent announcement by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that they plan to begin implementing geo-routing for incoming calls to the 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Network.

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Tillis announces legislation to improve suicide and crisis lifeline

At a time when depression rates among adults and children surge to record levels, US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, along with US Sen. Alex Padilla, D-CA, co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, US Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, announced a critical step on Friday to improve the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

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