NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - Government of Canada and CAMH to provide information on 9-8-8 service

OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 24, 2023 /CNW/ - 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 [email protected] 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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SOURCE Public Health Agency of Canada

Media Inquiries: Alex Fernandes, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, [email protected], 613-290-0318; Media Relations: Public Health Agency of Canada, 613-957-2983, [email protected]