Suicide causes more deaths in the United States than most people can imagine. Suicide is a national crisis that continues to worsen every year. Recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data confirms that national suicide mortality rates have increased over 30% in the last twenty years, with over 47,000 Americans dying by suicide in 2017 alone. I am writing to urge the FCC to support an N11 dialing code for a suicide prevention crisis hotline system--preferably "611." The designation of this simple, easy-to-remember hotline number would significantly increase public knowledge and public access to suicide prevention services. Access to these resources can provide significant decreases in hopelessness, intent to die, and psychological pain. The new crisis hotline number needs to be as ubiquitous as the 911 emergency response number. I also urge the FCC to recommend “increased public education and awareness” and “improved infrastructure and operations” to ensure that a potential N11 national suicide prevention crisis hotline system can properly perform its responsibilities, especially taking into consideration the increase in call volume that a N11 number would assume. The National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act has enormous potential to create a meaningful impact on the United States’ suicide crisis. I thank the FCC for their commitment to address this important issue.