TAGGED AS 988
Downtown Ottawa pilot project for distress line to complement 988
telecom | 10/17/2023 5:13 pm EDT
A pilot project that will see community health workers dispatched to people in distress will roll out in Ottawa’s Centretown district next year. Experts expect it will...
Feds grant $177M to combat suicide through 988 number
telecom | 07/24/2023 4:07 pm EDT
The Canadian government is giving the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) $156 million over three years to set up operations of the 988 suicide hotline. The emergency number will be available on Nov. 30 of this year.
An additional $21.4 million is being allocated...
UPDATED: Several stakeholders tell CRTC about MLTS systems for 911/988
telecom | 06/23/2023 6:19 pm EDT
The CRTC received a raft of responses on its notice of consultation on 911...