Is the National Suicide Prevention System Ready?

The federal communications commission a set july sixteenth as the date when foam companies had to direct any calls or texts made to nine eight eight to that national suicide prevention life line network. We've been doing some reporting about efforts to get two local call centers up and running in wyoming, the state that had the highest suicide rate in the country in 20 20. But geography is just one part of finding understanding on the other side of a phone line. I asked hannah about whether nine eight eight is accessible, and if the cultural competency is there for l g b t communities,. There are languages spoken beyond english and spanish. You don't build a aa essentially new system