If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, call (8255).
The House just passed to create a 9-1-1 type service nationwide for suicide prevention. This change could be especially important for our region, which has some of the in the country.
Utah Congressman sponsored the legislation. He said there is a and other various ten-digit numbers people can call from state to state already, but it can be difficult to remember those numbers or which one to call, especially if you鈥檙e in crisis.
He said the new law would give us a three-digit number, something like 411 or 611. 鈥淓veryone in the country will know about it eventually,鈥� said Stewart, 鈥渁nd most people will able to remember it. It really can save lives.鈥�
The President of , Andrew Romanoff, supports a national suicide hotline. He said it鈥檚 particularly critical in the Mountain West.
鈥淥ur region has seen higher suicide rates than the national average,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e live in what sometimes described as a suicide belt that stretches down the Rocky Mountains. So providing a toll-free, 24/7, easy-to-remember call line is one step in the right direction.鈥�
A authored by Utah鈥檚 Orrin Hatch passed the U.S. Senate. Once it鈥檚 reconciled with Stewart鈥檚 bill, the legislation will head to the President鈥檚 desk.
Suicide in the Mountain West (according to the ): ranks number 1 in the country for its suicide rate. ranks number 3. comes in 5th. ties with for number 6. ranks number 9.
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