Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin drafted the 988 Coordination and Improvement Act in an effort to ensure funding for and awareness of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
According to Collins, part of the proposal would put $10 million a year over the next five years into"steady funding" to make sure the crisis line is available to people 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
"A lack of knowledge about it needs to be addressed through a public service ad campaign," Collins said."We want to help connect people to the help they may need when they're experiencing a crisis in their lives."
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