Background
Pursuant to its obligation to protect public safety and
its authority to ensure the “efficient, fair, and orderly allocation of
toll-free numbers” under the Communications Act, the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) has assigned toll-free numbers be used as National Suicide
Prevention Hotline numbers. The FCC has assigned these numbers to the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which is a
part of the Department of Health and Human Services, and administers the
National Suicide Prevention program. The three numbers assigned to SAMHSA to
be used as hotlines are:
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1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
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1-888-SUICIDE (1-888-784-2433)
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1-877-SUICIDA (1-877-784-2432) (Spanish).
For more information about these numbers, visit the
SAMHSA Web site at:
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/about/800-suicidefaq.aspx. For
more information about national suicide prevention help in general, visit the
SAMHSA Web site at:
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
In addition to these numbers, the FCC has reserved the
211 dialing code for community information and referral services. Dialing 211
gives consumers an easy-to-remember method to help connect individuals and
families in need with the appropriate, community-based organizations and/or
government agencies.
For further information about this issue or any other
telecommunications-related issues, visit the FCC’s Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau Web site at www.fcc.gov/cgb, or contact the
FCC’s Consumer Center by e-mailing
fccinfo@fcc.gov; calling 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) voice or
1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) TTY; faxing 1-866-418-0232; or writing to:
Federal Communications Commission
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
Consumer Inquiry and Complaints Division
455 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554.
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Federal Communications Commission · Consumer
& Governmental Affairs Bureau · 445 12th St. S.W. ·
Washington, DC 20554 |
1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) ·
TTY: 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) · Fax: 1-866-418-0232 · www.fcc.gov/cgb/
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