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NENA applauds the FCC’s work to implement 9-8-8 as the nationwide short code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. For more than 50 years, the nation has benefited enormously from the development of universal access to emergency response, and suicide-related calls are a significant portion of the 9-1-1 call load. We believe a dedicated, easy-to-remember suicide prevention lifeline will lead to more robust, specialized help for such callers and save lives, while taking some of the burden off our 9-1-1 systems.
