By Thomas Doucet

9-8-8

Doherty’s suicide prevention hotline becoming reality

Aug 31, 2022 | 3:09 PM

OTTAWA — Today the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved a national three-digit suicide prevention hotline.

It has been over 600 days since the motion was approved by parliament in a unanimous vote put forward by local Member of Parliament Todd Doherty.

“This approval and the implementation of a three-digit suicide prevention hotline (9-8-8) will save lives and will remove a critical barrier facing too many who are struggling with nowhere to turn,” said Doherty. “To the countless Canadians who shared your voices and your stories to support this initiative – thank you.”

The CRTC announced that the 9-8-8 number will be implemented by November 2023.