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For a satirical look at why brief emergency service numbers are essential, there’s always this gem: https://youtu.be/ab8GtuPdrUQ https://youtu.be/ab8GtuPdrUQ I
by btown 7y ago
For a satirical look at why brief emergency service numbers are essential, there’s always this gem: https://youtu.be/ab8GtuPdrUQ https://youtu.be/ab8GtuPdrUQ
In all seriousness, there is possibly no better domain where reducing friction leads to lives saved. I applaud this decision and hope it comes with sufficient funding to handle increased call volume.
- Waterluvian 7y agoI think this move is a no-brainer. But I'm also curious just how effective these hotlines are. Feels like something that's quite difficult to measure.
- gumby 7y agoHaving worked on a crisis hotline I agree that it's difficult to measure but it felt like we were helping enough of the people we spoke to. The calls from someone who's just swallowed a bottle of pills are harrowing and thankfully I never got one of those myself.
- randrews 7y agoLook at the ratio of calls they get vs. suicides? Seems pretty easy to measure to me.
- DanBC 7y agoWhat does that tell you? A suicide hotline might be called only by people who have no intent to die. If we measure how many people die it's not going to be many, but that doesn't mean the hotline works.