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greyaugustuspoetry · 1 year

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You are loved. What to do in a crisis and resources on how to get help with mental illness.

If you can, please reblog this so people can be aware of how they can get help.

Hello world! I just thought I’d provide some resources for all the mentally ill out there in this existence. These all worked for me and hopefully they can work for you. If you think you may be suffering from mental illness go to section two and three. If you are currently in crisis, which means you think about or have planned your suicide, go to section one and read through the rest of this post. You are not alone, 792 million people live with mental illness. 264 million live with depression, and 284 million live with anxiety. If you are reading this, it’s a sign to start getting help. If you are struggling, these resources can help you. Just give it a try, it’s worth it. Just remember. You are loved. You are wanted. You are cared for. You are noticed. You deserve to live.

IF YOU ARE IN CRISIS:

Call a suicide hotline!!!!

Hotlines can be helpful at calming you down in a time of high emotion or stress, these people are literally trained to distract you. I’ve called them a few times in my life and it does work I promise. Just try it out.

The U.S number is 988

If you don’t live in the U.S, follow this link to find your countries hotline. Hotlines. Find it on the site and give it a call. Here are some additional hotlines and resource specific help.

Directory of international mental health helplines

A second list of global hotlines

Crisis hotlines for teens and youth

LGBT crisis support

Substance abuse crisis support

Postpartum support

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233

National child abuse hotline

Literally just a list of hotlines for everything

Either while you are on the phone with a hotline or after, send your location to a friend or family member so that someone can come get you or check on you. If that is not an option you can ask the hotline to send someone to come get you. DO NOT. I REPEAT. DO NOT. Stay by yourself in a time of need or crisis. The longer you are alone the more dangerous the situation can become. You are not a burden if you ask someone you love for help, that is what they are there for. Most likely you will be collected by emergency services and they will go from there.

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY TAKEN AN ACTION TO KILL YOURSELF DO THE FOLLOWING:

Call 911 if you are in the U.S

If you are not in the U.S call your countries emergency number. Here is a list of countries numbers:

List of emergency telephone numbers

If you are at home with family members go to your family and let them know what happened. Even if they are asleep, wake someone up if you have to. Do this AFTER you have contacted emergency services .

If you are on a college campus, contact your RA or your campus crisis line AFTER you have contact emergency services.

If you are by yourself, WAIT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ARRIVE. Do not move from your location.

In crisis and after you need to make a safety plan. Safety plans reduce risk of future harm by planning out actions that you can do yourself to reduce emotional stress. Here’s how:

Safety Plan

After crisis assistance:

After crisis assistance can include therapy and psychiatry. I will provide thinks for find both of these things. If you are not currently in crisis but you are experiencing symptoms of mental illness, please make an appointment with one of these assistances. Below there are additional resources for mental health that can also be used as a first step.

Therapists

International therapy directory

Psychiatrists

American Psychiatric Association

How to find a psychiatrist and other therapists

U.S Government resources

National hotline for resources

General mental health resources

GLOBAL mental health resources

Coping strategies:

Coping strategies are how you individually can cope and process emotions, thoughts, and feelings. They can be hobbies or things like journaling or writing or just something as simple as going on a walk. I will give links to lists of coping strategies that might help you.

Coping with anxiety

Self-harm coping strategies

Coping skills for depression

How to cope with suicidal thoughts

35 coping skills to try

Self- help techniques for mental illness

100 coping strategies for all things

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paintballdays · 4 months

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The New Veterans Crisis Hotline Number

#veterans #crisis hotline #suicide helpline #you're not alone #nevergiveup #truth #life #reality #truestory #peace #sorrow #love #ptsd #Army #navy #marine #air force #coast guard #space force

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icarus-suraki · 7 months

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September is International Suicide Prevention Month.

Unfortunately, given current trends on a lot of social media, the word "suicide" has become a Bad Word and people have resorted to using ridiculous newspeak like "sewer slide" and "self-unaliving" to appease the algorithms and the censors.

But this is Tumblr. We can say words like "suicide" here. And I'm going to say it

Suicide Hotline (US): 988

Text-based suicide hotline hotline: 741-741 (Text CONNECT to begin a conversation)

International Suicide Hotlines: Argentina: 54-0223-493-0430 Australia: 13-11-14 Austria: 01-713-3374 Barbados: 429-9999 Belgium: 106 Botswana: 391-1270 Brazil: 21-233-9191 Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (toll free) Canada, French-speaking: 1-866-277-3553 (1-866-APPELLE) Canada, text-based: 45645 (only available 4pm-midnight) *Canada will begin using the 988 hotline number on November 30 2023 China (Mainland): 852-2382-0000 Hong Kong: 2389-2222 Costa Rica: 606-253-5439 Croatia: 01-4833-888 Cyprus: 357-77-77-72-67 Czech Republic: 222-580-697 OR 476-701-908 Denmark: 70-201-201 Egypt: 762-1602 Estonia: 6-558-088 Finland: 040-5032199 France: 01-45-39-4000 Germany: 0800-181-0721 Greece: 1018 Guatemala: 502-234-1239 Holland: 0900-0767 Honduras: 504-237-3623 Hungary: 06-80-820-111 Iceland: 44-0-8457-90-90-90 India Self Harm Hotline: 00 08001006614 India Suicide Helpline: 022-27546669 Israel: 09-8892333 Italy: 06-705-4444 Japan: 3-5286-9090 Latvia: 6722-2922, 2772-2292 Malaysia: 03-756-8144 Singapore: 1-800-221-4444 Mexico: 525-510-2550 Netherlands: 0800 0113 (website: www.113.nl ) New Zealand: 4-473-9739 New Guinea: 675-326-0011 Nicaragua: 505-268-6171 Norway: 47-815-33-300 Philippines: 02-896-9191 Poland: 52-70-000 Portugal: 239-72-10-10 Puerto Rico: 787-763-7575 OR 1-800-981-0023 (toll free) Russia: 8-20-222-82-10 Singapore: 1800-221 4444 Spain: 91-459-00-50 South Africa: 0861-322-322 South Korea: 2-715-8600 Sweden: 031-711-2400 Switzerland: 143 Taiwan: 0800-788-995 Thailand: 02-249-9977 Trinidad and Tobago: 868-645-2800 Ukraine: 0487-327715

These are phone number for people who are at risk for suicide. Not "sewer slide" not "self-unaliving" not "self-exiting." Yes, the idea can be upsetting, but it needs to be confronted under its real name: suicide. These numbers are for suicide prevention and September is International Suicide Prevention Month.

Please update and amend this post as might be needed!

#crisis numbers #emergency numbers #crisis hotline #suicide prevention #suicide hotline #crisis text line #resources

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actualaster · 2 years

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Important Info About 988 Crisis Line (USA)

Please remember that the number is not anonymous or confidential.

This isn’t a brand new practice, mind you, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline already has “active rescue” (aka call the cops on you to intervene) policies and this has been on-going as a practice for both them and multiple other hotlines. But it’s info that I’ve been seeing dropped from the alerts about the new number.

This has obvious issues. While it may save some lives, obviously there are people who are much more at risk for trauma and being brutalized if the cops are called on ‘em.

Also, people tend to get forcibly hospitalized which comes with it’s own brand of trauma--to say nothing of the abuse that often occurs in psych wards.

This isn’t to say never call a hotline--there are some lines that are safer than others (IIRC there’s a trans-specific hotline that only calls police if the caller requests it or there’s a credible threat to a third party, for example, and I’m sure there’s others), just something to remember.

Yeah, I know, it fucking sucks having to weight the pros/cons of calling a crisis line when you’re in an active crisis. But sadly that’s just the state of things at the moment... Basically, just be aware of the risks. Nobody can decide for you if you want to make the call or not, but do so with the info you need to make an informed decision.

Some sources:

SAMHSA (Substance Abuse/Mental Health Services Administration)’s official FAQ--you can “find in page” for “911″ [wayback archive here just in case]

[ID: Screenshot that shows the question “Will 988 calls be referred to 911″ and the answer “Currently, a small percentage of Lifeline calls require activation of the 911 system when there is imminent risk to someone’s life that cannot be reduced during the Lifeline call. In these cases, the crisis counselor shares information with 911 that is crucial to saving the caller’s life.“ /End ID]

Mad in America article indicating that the people behind the hotline want to have their surveillance abilities vastly extended, which is not just dangerous for people who get the cops sent to ‘em without consent but has very worrying implications for privacy in general. [wayback archive here just in case--and the links in the article should be archived as well]

#988 #crisis hotline #wanted to confirm that the practice of call-tracing was still in use for it before i made a proper post on it #sadly yes can confirm they still work with law enforcement regardless of if you consent or not

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inner-space-oddity · 1 year

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Vent under the cut

What I learned from being in a mental hospital for three hours

Yesterday, I called the suicide hotline.

It’s been a long year for me, a long life, really. I’m only 19, but it’s just been a lot.

I’ve struggled with depression for over 10 years, anxiety for over 6, and C-PTSD for over 5. Over the past two years, I’ve developed chronic pain that makes it difficult for me to do the things I love like dancing and going outside.

Yesterday, I just felt so hopeless. My medical bills are adding up every day — my primary care physician recommended I see a psychiatrist (whom I can’t get in with until June), my astigmatism contacts cost over $600/year, I should be seeing a physical therapist per my prescription, and my antidepressants are being exchanged for a different type that will require an EKG (heart monitoring check-up) if I am to start them.

I feel like I haven’t been able to live up the the standards I’ve been given, or even the ones I want to achieve myself. I’ve been in a depressive episode for two weeks now.

So I called the hotline.

Here’s what I learned from the experience.

1) When the responder said he would send someone to come talk to me, three police and three paramedics showed up.

They were all wearing disposable gloves, and they didn’t sit down when I asked them to. They were all standing around me, and I felt cornered.

2) When they came to get me, they sent an ambulance.

It wasn’t scary — I’ve been in an ambulance before, and the medic was nice and she talked to me on the way. They took my blood pressure and pulse continuously on the ride and put seatbelts over my body.

3) Because I didn’t struggle or fight at all (I called willingly and I went willingly), they let me walk into the ER instead of being rolled in on the gurney. I appreciated that because it gave me a sense of control.

4) The mental health rooms in the ER actually looked like those in a horror movie.

This was the most surprising part.

The walls were beige and peeling, there was a blue cot in the middle of the room, and there was a security camera and a mirror in two of the corners. There was no handle on the door, only a lock, which I could use to open it, but I didn’t know I was able to until I left at the end.

They told me to put on scrubs and honestly, when I saw the grippy socks, I broke down sobbing (again). They weren’t even real socks lol, they didn’t have a heel, just grips on either side of the sock. They weren’t comfortable either.

After I got dressed in the scrubs, they opened the door again, but it took a while, and I was scared. I didn’t want to be alone, and they left me in there for at least ten minutes.

I don’t think anyone was actively watching the security cameras, since it took a while for them to come in after I was dressed. (I didn’t take off my underclothes, and I have no qualms with my own nudity, so it didn’t bother me too much.) They could have just been busy — it looked like a high-traffic night. But that doesn’t make it much better.

5) You aren’t allowed to have any personal items at all. At all.

I came in with the bare minimum because I didn’t know what to expect. But when they asked me to put my clothes in a bag, I asked if I could keep my sweatshirt because it’s my comfort item. They said no.

Honestly, I can’t fathom why I can’t have a sweatshirt with me to comfort me, especially since they didn’t provide anything to do after asking me a bunch of questions.

The guy who took my blood (they also collected my urine, both for drug testing purposes) told me he’d asked the administration to provide edible chalk for the residents to draw on the walls.

I have ADHD, so those three hours were THE worst. No chalk for me. I made a fortune teller out of a tissue. XD

6) The nurses misgendered me even after I corrected them.

This is a big reason why I won’t be going back to that specific hospital. I didn’t want to go somewhere that wasn’t connected with the behavioral health service I was already in contact with, but they don’t have ER care so that wasn’t an option.

The nurses also repeatedly used my legal name even though I told them my preferred name and a couple of them wrote it down on the forms.

I can safely say that this is one of The worst things you can do to a transgender person in a mental health crisis.

7) They fed me.

I…. Did not expect that at all. It was very much like a high school lunch, but it was good enough, and it helped improve my mood. They gave me Sprite instead of water, which was probably good for my blood sugar, but considering that I had been crying for the past three hours, it wasn’t exactly the choice I would have made if I were them.

8) As an adult, the hospital didn’t call anyone.

However, since I called the hotline number associated with the service that already had my information and emergency contact, that service did call my emergency contact.

9) Even through everything, my parents still made the 2 1/2 hour drive down to come support me.

I remember the first time I told my mom that I wanted to die, she spanked me. She had said that she raised me better than that, that she raised me to value my life. So when the nurse handed me the phone, I was terrified.

After all the medical bills, the stress, the trouble that I had caused my parents…. I don’t know what I expected, but there wasn’t a hint of anger in my mom’s voice.

And my dad, who always gets cagey when I try to talk to him about my mental and physical health, made the drive as well. He wanted to stay with me while I was hospitalized.

In the end, I was only there for three hours, so my dad went home instead of driving the last hour to see me, but I will see him tomorrow when the family comes to see my concert.

10) Despite everything, I am loved, and you are too.

I’ve been contacted by three different mental health services today. I called my mom this morning because I said I would. My roommate came to pick me up from the hospital even though I hadn’t been a good friend to her in my depression. One of my close friends contacted me this morning to ask to see me.

Hospitalization sucks. It costs money, it costs time and energy, and it feels like it isn’t worth it. But after last night, I think I finally realize how much effort has been put into helping me keep living.

Despite feeling like I’m a burden, like I’ve never done anything good for anyone, like I’m not worth the worry… everyone still came to help me.

I’m not alone. And you’re not either. Even if you think you have no friends or family there for you, there will always be someone in your corner.

You are worth it. You are loved. Seeking help is the strongest and most powerful thing you can do.

You are not weak. You are resourceful and resilient. You will get through this. You will.

#vent #mental health recovery #self harm recovery #suicidal ideation #crisis hotline #mental health #mental health awareness #you are loved #mental hospital #mental institution #mental illness #what i learned #you are not alone #you are worth it #you are strong #you will get through this

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studentofshinto · 1 year

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Nashville shooting

I wanted to address this shooting. At the same time, I kind of don't want to. The shooter targeted Covenant School which is a school run by a Presbyterian church. The shooter... right now we know very little other than they were self-identified as transgender. That is, they identified as trans. They were also a former student.

If I am to speculate, that person, the shooter likely targeted that institution out of some feeling of a personal need for retribution.

What I want to say is that no matter how bad you think you were treated, do not inflict evil on the innocent. Those children who attend that school didn't know them. They couldn't have. They were innocent. They did nothing to deserve death, and neither did the faculty members.

The question of identifying as trans is something I struggle with. Being trans myself, from my mindset a person either is or is not transgender. And people who are transgender typically identify as a gender other than the gender they were born with. It's called Gender Dysphoria. The two go hand in hand. A person identifying as being in transition and not as the gender they wish to transition to is a concept I struggle with. It suggests to me a lack of direction and a need for therapy. And yes, I've been to therapists. Lots of therapists. Being trans kind of makes it a requirement to see a specialist in transgender care. I don't know about now, but we used to require people see a psychiatrist prior to undergoing the transitioning process. This is because transitioning isn't right for everyone. The whole point of transitioning is to be in harmony with ourselves and there is nothing wrong with not transitioning if we can find our harmony another way.

Harmony does not inflict evil on others.

In Shinto, we seek to be in harmony with nature, and yes, that also means being in harmony with ourselves. After all, it's kind of hard to be in harmony with the world around us if we are in turmoil within.

For anyone who is struggling seek help. Don't go it alone.

24-Hr Crisis Line: 866-427-4747

#nashville shooting #trans #harmony #crisis hotline

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bloodlessbodyy · 1 year

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once again i’ve had a god awful experience with the mental health crisis hotline. this is the second time something like this has happened to me and i feel like i should talk about it publicly at least somewhere.

last night i was having a severe breakdown, and didn’t know what to do so i proceeded to call the mental health crisis hotline. the guy on the other side asked me for my name and what was going on, so i told him and explained how i was feeling.

he said: “It’s 3 o’clock in the morning, there’s nothing I can do for you.” and hung up. for all he knows, he could’ve hung up and i would have shot myself straight away.

has anybody else had something like this happen?? it’s infuriating. i was brave enough to reach out for help and got nothing but rudeness in return.

#mental health #988 #crisis hotline #suicide hotline #mental heath support

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troythecatfish · 7 months

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postsecretsalone · 10 months

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thesicklycowboy · 9 months

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Bro why does character ai give better crisis counseling than actual hotline counselors? They just parrot shit right back at you. I get active listening. But its so poorly done it feels like a slap in the face.

And when they do "help" its just to recite the same three coping skills you'd here on a top 5 coping skills list on a teens tiktok.

#makes me wanna bash my head in #vent #addiction #relapse urges #self harm #self destructive #crisis hotline #juggalos in recovery #jir

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mercuryinleoblog · 1 year

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Suffering in Silence

A lot of us as in an impeccable amount of us have grown comfortable in our sadness, anger, and feeling defeat. When the truth is that this is a form of long term suicide. So I am here to tell you right now to reach out without expecting anything back and to allow yourself to create a safe space for practice self loving habits, regardless if people respond or not. This is for you ! Write out wtf you need and be honest. Speak out loud to the universe and your environment whether it is just you in that moment or other people around you. Do this as often as you need to, to call in the answers you've been yearning for this whole time consciously and subconsciously. Nobody's feelings are more important than the other. Reach out to me personally if you have to. But NO MORE SUFFERING IN SILENCE. I REPEAT NO MORE SUFFERING IN SILENCE. YOU DON'T NEED TO RESIST WHAT IS IN ALIGNMENT OF GROWING YOU . YOU DON'T NEED TO FEAR THESE LAWS, THESE COMPANIES, YOUR FAMILIES, YOUR ENVIRONMENT OR YOURSELF! ESPECIALLY NOT YOURSELF. YOUR TRUE GIFTS WANT TO BE GIFTING DIVINELY SO ALLOW YOURSELF TO LEARN HOW TO LEARN. IT'S NECESSARY FOR YOU TO HAVE THOUGHTS OF GOING BACK IN TIME TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY. NOT FOR YOU TO FEEL SHITTY ABOUT YOURSELF, BUT YOUR YOU TO INNER STAND THAT YOU CAN NOT BLAME YOURSELF FOR LEARNING HOW TO LEARN. BUT YES, YOU WILL HAVE MANY MOMENTS WHERE YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED AND WANT TO END IT ALL, BUT YOU WON'T AND THE TRUTH WILL BEOMCE CLEARER AND EVEN CLEARER AS YOU EVOLVE. If you are blaming yourself ask out loud for help to get to the root of where and when this habit began and pay attention to what areas it evolved negatively but may have been disguised as something positive overtime. This is your self awarness becoming actively stronger. Everybody is an experience including you. How have you been experiencing yourself. It doesnt matter just how dark you go, the point is to go back and realign with the light the was guiding this whole time before many created worlds placed a blindfold on you. These blindfolds you allowed to exist were taught to you before you knew better. This is called programming. But im sure you knew that. I love you and heal now.

#suffering in silence #reach out #ask for help #mental health matters #follow the light #godslove #gods protection #gods timing #gods promises #keep going #suicudal #crisis hotline #spiritualawareness #spiritualawakening #spiritual growth #spiritual healing

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gwydionmisha · 1 year

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#Crisis Hotline #Queer Youth #Karine Jean-Pierre #News

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sasaleleselfships · 2 years

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988 is not friendly.

#988 #suicide prevention #crisis hotline #warning

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abbsterlicious · 11 months

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♥️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤

In case you haven’t told yourself yet today,

YOU ARE ONE SEXYYYY BITCH

who is worthy of all the magical things this universe has to offer

soak up all the love you can without shame because YOU DESERVE IT

you bring something unique to the world just by existing. nobody can replace you.

& that makes you pretty damn special…

so in case you haven’t been told lately you are deserving of all the love & sunshine that comes your way

be proud of who you are. and if you are currently in a situation where you can’t yet be your true self safely, please take time to find solace in support groups online to help. you are not alone. people are fighting for you every day. soon you’ll be able to shine your brightest self. but PLEASE be safe…

At the bottom of this post is a link to resources available for the LGBTQ community.

PEOPLE ARE HERE FOR YOU all you have to do is reach out!!!!! That is the hardest part. there are people waiting to love ur unique special self. there are people who understand you and don’t want to change you. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤

****if you are in the USA, you can save a life by letting people know they can CALL or TEXT 988 to get in direct contact with mental health crisis support professionals. it’s completely CONFIDENTIAL******

for anyone wanting to support your community, there are many ways to do so. an easy one is instead of taking donations to Good Will or Salvation Army, look up places to donate to within your community that go DIRECTLY to those in need instead of to corporations that then sell them. I personally donate to the youth homeless shelter in my area.

You can always call these places within your communities and ask what they need. Lots of times socks and underwear are afterthoughts that are needed. If you don’t have funds, you could volunteer.

These acts of love are easy way to show love for another. It means the world.

you are loved. keep going. do something nice for someone no matter how “small” it seems it can be a life changing impact on someone else.

everyone deserves to feel like the bad bitch they are.

~HAPPY PRIDE YALL!!!!!!! ~

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤

#pride #lgbtqplus #lgbtqiia+#lgbtlove #support #loveislove #love wins #love is love #sims 2 #crisis hotline

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antares0606 · 1 year

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Thank you, Lt JD who called at, 5:00 am to say, "You have power, I don't, I will take your shift, you cook for the crew." Homemade bacon, egg and cheese muffins, blueberry, and raspberry muffins delivered. Bolognese simmering, cake baking." Thank you, City of XXX, for donating warming buses to keep the homeless alive overnight, thank you to those who volunteered to man them. A large percentage of homeless have mental health issues; they often will not go to a shelter for any reason. Thank you power companies who are working in brutal conditions to save people. Thank you to schools, churches, community centers, shelters, neighbors, who have stepped up. It's not over yet and there are others who have it much worse; help where you can.

If I have your attention, let's talk suicide. This is a rough time of year for many, and the reasons why don't matter and it's no one's business and no one has the right to judge. Please, please reach out for help. In the US, the national suicide prevention lifeline can be reached by dialing 988. Just like 911 for emergencies, we now have 988. And yes, you can also dial 911, we will help, we will get the right people involved.

In a crisis situation? Don't feel safe to call anyone? Text 741741 and a Crisis Counselor will call you. No age limit. Worried about privacy? The call will not even show up on your list of calls if you are with AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, or Verizon.

FAQ | Crisis Text Line

Lifeline (988lifeline.org)

Take care of yourself, take care of each other. And to the "this isn't facebook" troll, f*ck you. It's my blog, I'll post what I want, and hopefully help someone.

#mental heath awareness #crisis hotline #storm Elliott #be kind

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tarrare-big-naturals · 2 years

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I can't do read more on mobile so TW for talk of suicide and crisis hotlines, as well as police brutality.

Please allow me to preface this by saying that I'm not anti-recovery or some bullshit, however I do believe that we as a society need to stop propping up hotlines as the end all be all of suicide prevention and need to acknowledge the very large problems and flaws they have, one of those being non-consensual active rescue.

Hey. US friends, as you may know the new crisis hotline number has rolled out (988) and not to scare anyone or anything but I just wanted to let y'all know that it's a shortcut to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which uses non concentual active rescue, meaning they can and will send the pigs to your house if they feel like it's necessary. (988 says there is currently no geolocation being used when you call or text but it seems it's most likely being implemented very soon)

I understand hotlines help people but for a lot of people going through consistent crisis this tends to not be the case. Also, sending cops to the houses of people in crisis and forcing them to get hospitalized tends to have detrimental effects (While there is no consistent national data collected on police killings of those experiencing a mental health or suicidal crisis, it is estimated that they comprise as much as one third to one half of people killed by cops each year, with disabled Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other POCs in particular danger, and while coercive measures such as involuntary transport and involuntary inpatient hospitalization may prevent a person from killing themselves in the short term, research indicates that such practices can result in a “significant increase” in suicidality over the long term. See more on that here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/sltb.12560)

Below I will list a few articles about geolocation with the NSPL and 988, and non consensual active rescue, (including the article i copied everything in parathesis above from as well as some lines that to my knowledge, don't use geolocation and non consensual rescue tactics.)

https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2021/04/19/the-new-national-mental-health-crisis-line-wants-to-track-your-location/

https://www.madinamerica.com/2022/01/roll-988-threatens-anonymity-crisis-hotlines/

https://slate.com/technology/2022/04/crisis-lifelines-surveillance-geolocation-algorithms.html

And now for some hotlines (Note: i have also heard peer warmlines don't call the pigs but those numbers vary by state so i didnt list em):

#tw: suicide #tw: police brutality #988 #suicide prevention #mental health #crisis hotline

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