9–8–8 Connect Act

Summary

The 9‑8‑8 Connect Act would provide federal grants to crisis centers so they can follow up with people who have used suicide‑prevention hotlines, and it would change telecom rules to make sure calls and texts to the 9‑8‑8 number are transmitted by all mobile carriers, even from phones not yet activated on a carrier’s network. It impacts crisis‑center operators, individuals in mental‑health crises and their families, and commercial mobile service providers. The aim is to improve post‑call support and ensure the national suicide‑prevention hotline is reachable from any phone.

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