Sue Ann Atkerson, CEO of Behavioral Health Link, Testifies Before Congress on 988
Sue Ann Atkerson, CEO of Behavioral Health Link, testifies before Congress on 988, specifically on H.R. 4194, the “National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019.”
Update on H.R. 4194: The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act
Behavioral health organizations from around the United States are urging Congress to adopt the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (H.R. 4194). The act has garnered bipartisan support and experts say that making a three-digit number a reality will allow people in crisis to get a rapid response and be matched
Dr. Draper of the Lifeline Believes a Three-digit-number for Mental Health and Suicide Crisis will One Day be as Ubiquitous as 911
The murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens, New York, in 1964 sparked outrage and was one of the driving forces behind the 911 emergency call system people know and depend on today. It wasn’t the murder itself that left people incensed but that 38 people witnessed Winston Moseley kill Genovese
