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Senate backs creation of 1‑year commission to coordinate statewide suicide/crisis hotline
Summary
Senate Bill 37 would form a one‑year commission to coordinate crisis intervention and suicide‑prevention services and create a single statewide 24/7 hotline; sponsor said the measure responds to fragmented local lines and recent losses.
Senate Bill 37, presented on the Senate floor, would create a one‑year commission charged with coordinating statewide crisis intervention and suicide‑prevention services and with developing a single, statewide, 24‑hour, seven‑days‑a‑week phone number that would connect callers to trained live responders.
Senator Thatcher, who brought the bill to the floor, told colleagues the current system is fragmented across counties, with roughly 19 or 20…
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