Government of Canada and CAMH to provide information on 9-8-8 service

November 24, 2023, OTTAWA, ON – Government of Canada officials, along with officials from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), will hold a technical briefing to provide details about the upcoming launch of 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline.

After their remarks, the officials will be available to take questions from journalists.

Date

November 27, 2023

Time

12:00 PM (EST)

Location

The technical briefing will be held on Zoom and will be for background information only (not for attribution). The content of the technical briefing will be under embargo until November 30.

Participation in the question and answer portion of the technical briefing is for accredited members of the Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may contact pressres2@parl.gc.ca for temporary access.

A teleconference line is also available for listening to the event:

Toll-free dial-in number (Canada/US):
1-866-206-0153

Local dial-in number:
613-954-9003
Participant passcode: 3072708

NOTE: To help ensure optimal simultaneous interpretation sound quality, journalists are encouraged to use a microphone (headphones/headset) or, when possible, a landline, and to avoid using speaker mode if queuing up for questions.

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