At AFSP, our mission is to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide.
View in Your Browser

Announcing the Passage of the
9-8-8 National Suicide Hotline
Designation Act
We are pleased to announce that on Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in support of a series of mental health and suicide prevention bills, including the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S.2661), the HERO Act (H.R.1646), the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act (H.R.4564), the Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R.4585), and the Suicide Prevention Act (H.R.5619).
We applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for prioritizing suicide prevention and mental health, in particular the full and unanimous passage of the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, which will support the implementation of the future 9-8-8 crisis hotline. This bipartisan legislation passed the Senate unanimously in May and will soon be signed into law. AFSP was intimately involved in the development of this bill and actively advocated for its passage. Our nearly 30,000 volunteer Field Advocates sent emails, made phone calls, wrote letters, and met with elected officials for years to make this bill a law.
Their efforts played an enormous part in passing this important piece of legislation which, once signed by the President, will bring our nation’s suicide prevention and mental health crisis response system into the 21st century. A well-resourced, three-digit crisis hotline will improve access to lifesaving crisis services for people in emotional distress and will help achieve AFSP’s goal to reduce the U.S. suicide rate 20% by 2025. Our thanks go to the sponsoring legislators, Committee members, Congressional leadership, and staff who have championed these efforts on Capitol Hill.
We are encouraged by Congress’s prioritization of important bills that address the public’s mental health and suicide prevention. We are delighted that we can share this news during National Suicide Prevention Month.
Read more
Button Text
 
Custom
 
Custom
No longer want to receive these emails? Unsubscribe.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 199 Water St. 11th Floor New York, NY 10038
‌