Strengthen the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by funding crisis-center follow-up services and improving the accessibility of 988, by passing the 9-8-8 Connect Act (H.R. 8122), which I introduced.
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- Congress.gov (U.S. Library of Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8122 ↗
“9-8-8 Connect Act ... To amend the Public Health Service Act to award grants to eligible crisis centers to provide follow-up services ... to improve the accessibility of 9-8-8. Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (Introduced 03/26/2026)”
“H.R. 8122: 9-8-8 Connect Act. Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD8].”