National Suicide Prevention Hotline

Missouri regions transition to 10-digit local dialing: What to know

November 7, 2021 | By CAMERON GERBER, The Missouri Times

About half of Missouri is now required to adhere to 10-digit dialing to make local calls to accommodate a new phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved 988 as the nationwide shorthand number for the hotline last summer. Similar to the 911 system, the three-digit dialing option will allow callers to…