Prince George, B.C. MP who championed 988 suicide crisis hotline celebrates Canada-wide launch | CBC News ...Middle East

WARNING: This story contains mentions of suicide.  The northern British Columbia MP who championed the creation of a national suicide prevention hotline says its launch across Canada Thursday is a “bittersweet” victory for suicide prevention. Todd Doherty, the Conservative MP for Cariboo-Prince George, tabled a federal bill to create the new 988 crisis hotline nearly three years ago. Starting Thursday, anyone, anywhere in Canada can call or text 988 for free crisis support from a trained professional in either French or English, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. “I believe it’s going to save lives much the same as 911, when minutes and seconds count,” Doherty told CBC’s Daybreak Kamloops on T

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