ABC News (10/17, Livingston) reports that on Thursday, “the Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted…to approve new rules requiring all wireless carriers to implement georouting for calls to the 988 Suicide &Crisis Lifeline in a move it says will help ‘save more lives.’”
When an individual “calls 988, that call is routed to one of the Lifeline’s 200-plus crisis centers around the” US. These “new rules will require carriers to route calls based on where the call was placed, allowing for a more localized response.”
Related Links:
— “FCC approves georouting for 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, clearing the way for more localized care,” Kelly Livingston, ABC News, October 17, 2024