Mental Health Advocates Urge FCC Action on 988 Georouting
Rather than wait for congressional action on georouting of 988 calls, the FCC and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration should "take immediate, decisive action," mental health organizations said in a docket 18-336 filing Thursday. The advocates said…
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that while the agencies have encouraged wireless carriers and industry associations to identify a 988 georouting solution, "it is simply not enough -- especially when we know there are existing solutions at the ready today." Signers of the letter include the American Psychiatric Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and American Mental Health Counselors Association. The FCC 5-0 adopted a 988 georouting NPRM in April (see 2404250054).