Nationwide suicide prevention hotline launching next year, CRTC says
An extended-anticipated three-digit suicide prevention and psychological well being disaster hotline will come on-line in 2023, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Fee (CRTC) mentioned Wednesday.
The CRTC mentioned it’s going to use 988 because the hotline’s quantity — the identical three digits adopted in america.
MPs voted unanimously in favour of building a three-digit hotline in December 2020, as demand was rising for psychological well being providers resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Statistics Canada reported in 2021 that, on common, greater than 10 Canadians had been dying by suicide day-after-day.
The CRTC mentioned it anticipates the hotline will probably be launched on Nov. 30, 2023.
The place to get assist now:
Canada Suicide Prevention Service: 1-833-456-4566 (Cellphone) | 45645 (Textual content, 4 p.m. to midnight ET solely) crisisservicescanada.ca
In Quebec (French): Affiliation québécoise de prévention du suicide: 1-866-APPELLE (1-866-277-3553)
Youngsters Assist Cellphone: 1-800-668-6868 (Cellphone), Reside Chat counselling at www.kidshelpphone.ca
Canadian Affiliation for Suicide Prevention: Find a 24-hour crisis centre
