Washington, Sept. 3 -- Congresswoman Lori Trahan issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, introduced the bipartisan 988 Implementation Act, a comprehensive bipartisan legislative package that will provide states with federal funding and resources to build a crisis response infrastructure behind the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The legislative package is also co-led by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01).
"Calling 988 takes courage, and answering takes patience and care. Our job is to support both," said Congresswoman Trahan. "We all know someone who has struggled with mental ...