Despite hotline’s planned overhaul, some fear service gaps will handcuff success
June 29, 2023
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State Rep. Tawna Sanchez, D-Portland, chatting before a session of the Oregon House on March 21, 2023. Sanchez sponsored the bill that will expand the 988 hotline's services.
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On the final day of the 2023 legislative session, lawmakers passed a tax intended to flesh out Oregon’s 988 suicide and crisis hotline.
