988: Canada passes motion for three-digit national suicide prevention hotline

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Editor’s note: This article mentions and discusses suicide.
Canadian Members of Parliament have unanimously passed a motion to establish a three-digit national suicide prevention hotline.
The motion calls on the federal government to consolidate all existing suicide crisis numbers into one three-digit hotline. If established, Canadians in crisis would be able to dial 9-8-8 for immediate assistance.
It was brought forth by Conservative MP Todd Doherty (Cariboo–Prince George, B.C.) in the House of Commons on Friday and met with a standing ovation from his peers.
“2020 has been a challenging year. Lives and livelihoods have been lost,” Doherty said. “We’ve begun to see the devastating impacts that COVID has had through isolation on the mental health of Canadians.”

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