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Americans Will Be Able to Text 988 for Suicide Prevention Help
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Americans will be able to text 988 to access the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a move seeking to broaden support for at-risk communities, such as youth and people with disabilities.
The Federal Communications Commission approved the move Thursday, the agency said in a statement. In 2020, almost 46,000 people in the U.S. died by suicide, provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show, as the pandemic weighed on mental health.